Hydroxide → Estrone

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Reaction Steps

Into a mixture of 1 g of estrone, 0.5 ml of dimethyl sulfate and 5 ml of tetrahydrofuran, 6 ml of 10% methanolpotassium hydroxide solution was added over a period of 1 hour. The reaction temperature was maintained at 10° - 15°C. The resulting mixture was stirred for one hour to complete the etherification. Then, 15 ml of water was added to the reaction mixture, tetrahydrofuran and methanol were distilled off under atmospheric pressure. The residue was extracted with chloroform, washed with water, and dried. Evaporation of chloroform yielded 1.032 g of the 100% purity methyl ether of estrone in a 98.4% yield.

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