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HRID 2059165Generated: November 2, 2026

Phosphorus oxychloride → 21-Acetoxy-17alpha-hydroxy-6-methylene-4-pregnene-3,20-dione

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantPhosphorus oxychlorideHCID 24813—
Reactant11-Deoxycortisol 21-acetateHCID 101816—
ReactantSodium AcetateHCID 517045—
SolventChloroformHCID 6212—
SolventDiethoxymethaneHCID 10024—
Product21-Acetoxy-17alpha-hydroxy-6-methylene-4-pregnene-3,20-dioneHCID 1295179086.3%

Reaction Steps

Analogously to Example 35, 1.0 g of 21-acetoxy-17α-hydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione is stirred with a suspension of 1.0 g of sodium acetate in 30 ml of chloroform, 30 ml of formaldehyde diethylacetal, and 3.8 ml of phosphorus oxychloride for 7 hours at 65° C., and then worked up. The crude product is purified on 220 g of silica gel with a methylene chloride/acetone gradient (0-12% acetone), thus obtaining 890 mg of 21-acetoxy-17α-hydroxy-6-methylene-4-pregnene-3,20-dione, mp 194.5°-196° C.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04322349
Source datasetuspto-grants-1982_03
ORD IDord-05aefbe577c449cfbe499daa621feb4b
Source noteuspto-grants-1982_03