Hydrochloric Acid → HCID 86745915, compound

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Reaction Steps

To a stirred solution of (20S)-21-hydroxy-20-methylpregn-4-en-3-one acetate (10.2 g, 27.38 mmol) in pyridine (100 mL) cooled to 15° C. there was added sulfuryl chloride (4.4 mL, 54.76 mmol) dropwise. After 30 minutes, the reaction mixture was poured into 1N hydrochloric acid and extracted with ether. The combined organic extracts were successively washed with 1N hydrochloric acid, water, saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate and brine. The solution was then dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated to give an orange solid. Flash chromatography of this material [eluting with ethyl acetate-hexane (3:7)] gave (20S)-4-chloro-21-hydroxy-20-methylpregn-4-en-3-one acetate as a white solid (8.5 g, 72%).

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