TBAF tetrahydrofuran → 17-(4-Ethyl-4-hydroxyhexylthiomethyl)-1alpha,3beta-dihydroxyandrosta-5,7,16-triene

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1α,3β-Bis(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-17-{4-ethyl-4-(triethylsilyloxy)hexylthiomethyl}androsta-5,7,16-triene (310 mg, 0.386 mmol) and a 1M tetra-n-butylammonium fluoride tetrahydrofuran solution (5 ml) were subjected to reaction using a procedure similar to that of Example 5(2) (3 hours), worked up and purified by column chromatography (ethyl acetate) to give the titled compound (136 mg, 77%) as a colorless foam.

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