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HRID 1788676Generated: November 2, 2026

Boron trifluoride etherate → (2alpha,5alpha,17beta)-2-(Diethoxymethyl)-17-methoxyandrostan-3-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantBoron trifluoride etherateHCID 8000—
ReactantEthyl orthoformateHCID 31214—
Reactant17beta-Methoxy-5alpha-androstan-3-oneHCID 11044935—
Product(2alpha,5alpha,17beta)-2-(Diethoxymethyl)-17-methoxyandrostan-3-oneHCID 54489025117.7%

Reaction Steps

By the method of part A of Example 20 (5α,17β)-17-methoxyandrostan-3-one (45.67 g., 0.15 mole) was diethoxymethylated using triethylorthoformate (55.0 ml., 49.0 g., 0.33 mole) and boron trifluoride etherate (50.0 ml., 57.7 g., 0.407 mole), affording (2α,5α,17β)-2-(diethoxymethyl)-17-methoxyandrostan-3-one (71.81 g.).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04684636
Source datasetuspto-grants-1987_08
ORD IDord-2b1b0fd95f8c46db929f42c1c3e98c4e
Source noteuspto-grants-1987_08