TBAF tetrahydrofuran → HCID 86760141, compound

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1α,3β-Bis(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-17-{4-triethylsilyloxy-4-methyl-(2E)-pentenyloxymethyl}androsta-5,7,16-triene (550 mg, 0.726 mmol) and a 1M tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride tetrahydrofuran solution (7 ml) were subjected to reaction using a procedure similar to that of Example 5(2) (4 hours), worked up and purified by column chromatography (using ethyl acetate:dichloromethane=4:1 and then ethyl acetate) to give the titled compound (238 mg, 79%) as a colorless foam.

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