Aluminum → HCID 14779271, compound

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17α-Ethynyl-17β-hydroxyandrosta-4,9(11)-dien-3-one (III A, (.S. Pat. No. 3,441,559, 0.3 g) and potassium t-butoxide (0.119 g) are combined in a vial which is then sealed with a septum and aluminum cap. The vial air-space is evacuated under reduced pressure, ethylene diamine (5 ml) is then added by a syringe followed by acetylene gas purge into the vapor space. The mixture is stirred at 20°-25° for 48 hours at which time TLC (ethyl acetate/hexane:50/50) indicates the title compound is obtained.

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