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p-Toluenesulfonic acid → Ganaxolone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactantp-Toluenesulfonic acidHCID 6101—
Reactant3alpha-Hydroxy-3beta-methyl-20,20-ethylenedioxy-5alpha-pregnaneHCID 69567598—
SolventAcetoneHCID 180—
ProductGanaxoloneHCID 6918305—

Reaction Steps

A solution of 3α-hydroxy-3β-methyl-20,20-ethylenedioxy-5α-pregnane and p-toluene sulfonic acid (catalytic) in wet acetone was heated at reflux overnight. The reaction was concentrated in vacuo and taken up in chloroform. The organic phase was washed with sodium bicarbonate, dried over magnesium sulfate, concentrated, and recrystallized from methanol to give the title compound.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05591733
Source datasetuspto-grants-1997_01
ORD IDord-a9b4df4c0ba94948b1675836eb12dec9
Source noteuspto-grants-1997_01