Ethanol → Acetate

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A solution of 16.2 g of 7α-(5-bromopentyl)-11β-fluoro-3-hydroxy-estra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-one in 162 ml of tetrahydrofuran as well as 90 ml of ethanol and 36 ml of water are mixed in portions at 0° C. with 4.7 g of sodium borohydride and stirred for 2 hours at 0° C. Then, it is added to water, extracted four times with ethyl acetate, washed with water and common salt solution, dried on sodium sulfate and concentrated by evaporation in a vacuum. 17.1 g of crude product is obtained. After chromatography on silica gel with hexanelethyl acetate, 15.6 g of pure 7α-(5-bromopentyl)-11β-fluoro-estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17β-diol is obtained.

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