2-Ethylhexyl nitrate → HCID 9929531, compound

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Reaction Steps

Potasium tert-butoxide (7.6 g, 67.8 mM) and (20S)-20-hydroxymethylpregn-4-en-3-one (6.6 g, 20 mM) are combined in tert-butanol and heated at reflux temperature for 120 minutes. 2-ethylhexylnitrate (3.56 ml, 20 mM) is then added in one continuous portion. After 10 minutes, the reaction vessel is cooled to room temperature. The reaction is then quenched with acetic acid (9 ml) and stirred overnight. After diluting with dichloromethane (200 mL), the solids are removed, washed, and combined with the washing residue and subsequently purified as described in Example 1 to give crystallized (20S)-20-hydroxymethyl-4-nitropregn-4-en-3-one.

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