Hydrogen Peroxide → HCID 22859494, compound

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To an ice cold solution of 4-acetamino-androsta-1,4,6-triene-3,17-dione (3.384 g, 10 mmol) in methanol (50 ml) and CH2Cl2 (25 ml) are added gradually 35% H2O2 (4.5 ml) and 2N NaOH (1 ml). The mixture was allowed to stand at 0°-5° C. for 5 days. Then ice water was added, the mixture concentrated under vacuum to a small volume and the precipitate filtered off. Thus almost pure title compound was obtained (1.99 g). From the mother liquor 1.020 g of starting product was recovered. Therefore the yield is about 80% considering the recovery.

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