Acetylene → 17alpha-Ethynyl-17beta-hydroxy-16beta-methylandrosta-1,4,9(11)-trien-3-one

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Reaction Steps

Dry THF (5 l) is cooled to -20° and acetylene (0.27 kg) is dissolved in the THF at -20°. Diisopropylamine (880 ml) is added to the acetylene/THF solution. n-Butyllithium (1.6M, 3.88 l) is added to the mixture maintaining the temperature at -20° and stirred for 30 min. 16β-Methylandrosta-1,4,9(11)-triene-3,17-dione (IB) in (THF) is added to the reaction mixture at or below -20° and stirred for 20 min to give the title compound.

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