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HRID 1649472Generated: October 27, 2026

Methanol → Diisopropyl Ether

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantMethanolHCID 887—
ReactantSulfuric AcidHCID 1118—
Reactant3beta-Tribenzylsilyloxy-7alpha-chloro-5,6beta-epoxy-15beta,16beta-methylene-5beta-androstan-17-oneHCID 88687372—
SolventDiethyl EtherHCID 3283—
SolventTetrahydrofuranHCID 8028—
ProductDiisopropyl EtherHCID 7914—
Product7alpha-Chloro-5,6beta-epoxy-3beta-hydroxy-15beta,16beta-methylene-5beta-androstan-17-oneHCID 13075966—

Reaction Steps

19 g of 3β-tribenzylsilyloxy-7α-chloro-5,6β-epoxy-15β,16β-methylene-5β-androstan-17-one is dissolved in 50 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 50 ml of methanol and agitated with 15 ml of 8% sulfuric acid for 2 hours at room temperature. The mixture is thereafter diluted with ether, washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and water, dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated under vacuum. By trituration of the thus-obtained solid with diisopropyl ether, 8.7 g of 7α-chloro-5,6β-epoxy-3β-hydroxy-15β,16β-methylene-5β-androstan-17-one is obtained, mp 172° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04416985
Source datasetuspto-grants-1983_11
ORD IDord-43742ca05f444fbea7f166e062d76328
Source noteuspto-grants-1983_11