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HRID 1973715Generated: November 1, 2026

21-Methyl-5alpha-pregnane-3,11,20-trione → 3alpha-Hydroxy-21-methyl-5alpha-pregnane-11,20-dione

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant21-Methyl-5alpha-pregnane-3,11,20-trioneHCID 131710575—
CatalystTetrachloroiridium--hydrogen chloride--water (1/2/1)HCID 16211483—
Product3alpha-Hydroxy-21-methyl-5alpha-pregnane-11,20-dioneHCID 86734287—

Reaction Steps

21-Methyl-5α-pregnane-3,11,20-trione (0.4 g.) was added to "stock" chloroiridic acid solution (75 ml.) and the resulting mixture was refluxed for 2 hr. The solution was then cooled and partitioned between water and ether. The organic layer was washed with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate, dried (Na2SO4) and evaporated.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS03998829
Source datasetuspto-grants-1976_12
ORD IDord-74f27b354f7046d6a5fd64635496c2cf
Source noteuspto-grants-1976_12