2-Methoxymethylestradiol → 3-Hydroxy-2-methoxymethylestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-one

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262 mg (828 μmol) of 2-methoxymethyl-estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17β-diol was dissolved in acetone, cooled to −70° C., and mixed in portions with Jones reagent (1.6 mmol). After 45 minutes, it was quenched with methanol, mixed with water and extracted with ethyl acetate. The combined organic phases were washed with a saturated sodium chloride solution, dried on sodium sulfate, and concentrated by evaporation in a rotary evaporator. Flash chromatography (n-hexane/ethyl acetate) yielded 97 mg (37%) of the desired product as colorless crystals.

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