3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran → HCID 86733141, compound

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p-Toluenesulphonic acid (10 mg.) was added to a stirred solution of 2β-bromo-17β-cyano-3α-hydroxy-5α-androstane (2.65 g.,) and dihydropyran (10 ml.) in dry benzene (200 ml.). After 45 minutes at room temperature the solution was washed with aqueous 10% sodium bicarbonate (25 ml.) and water prior to being dried (MgSO4), filtered and evaporated to give crude 2β-bromo-17β-cyano-3α-(tetrahydropyran-2'ξ-yloxy)-5α-androstane. A mixture of calcium carbonate (15 g.), anhydrous lithium bromide (22.5 g.) and the tetrahydropyranyl derivative in dimethylacetamide (100 ml.) was stirred and heated on an oil bath (110°) for 6 hours. After cooling, the reaction mixture was diluted with chloroform and washed with water before drying (MgSO4) filtration and evaporation to a residue which was dissolved in methanol (100 ml.) and aqueous 2N hydrochloric acid (2 ml.). After 21/2 hours at room temperature and methanol was removed by evaporation and the residue dissolved in chloroform (25 ml.). This solution was washed with aqueous 10% sodium bicarbonate (25 ml.) and water (25 ml.) before drying (MgSO4), filtration and evaporation to a gum (2.55 g.). A sample (1.0 g.), after preparative TLC eluting with acetone/petrol (1:2,), afforded title compound (230 mg.,) as a white froth; [α]D 0°, (c 0.3). A sample was recrystallised from ether/petrol (x2); m.p. 129°-133°; [α]P 4°, c 0.5.

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