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HRID 224238Generated: October 31, 2026

Acetic Acid → 17-hydroxy-3-methoxy-14,15-methylenestra-1,3,5(a)-trien

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AcidHCID 176—
ReactantSodium borohydrideHCID 4311764—
ReactantHCID 11130234HCID 11130234—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
Product17-hydroxy-3-methoxy-14,15-methylenestra-1,3,5(a)-trienHCID 173233—
ProductHCID 11022909HCID 11022909—

Reaction Steps

400 mg of 3-methoxy-14α,15α-methylene-estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-17-one dissolved in 150 ml of methanol are mixed with 400 mg of sodium borohydride at 0° C. and set aside overnight at room temperature. The mixture is poured into cold aqueous acetic acid. The precipitate is dried and preparative layer chromatography on silica gel (mobile phase: benzene/acetone/methanol 45:5:1) yields 180 mg of 3-methoxy-14α,15α-methylene-estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-17α-ol and 220 mg of 3-methoxy-14α,15α-methylene-estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-17β-ol.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04231946
Source datasetuspto-grants-1980_11
ORD IDord-ef02689505524e5ab1b607a041e89833
Source noteuspto-grants-1980_11