Methanol, 1-methoxy-, 1-acetate → 17alpha,21-Diacetoxy-6-methyl-4,6-pregnadiene-3,20-dione

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Under argon, a suspension of 0.5 g of sodium acetate in 60 ml of anhydrous chloroform, 2 ml of distilled phosphorus oxychloride, and 15 ml of methoxymethyl acetate is agitated for 30 minutes at a bath temperature of 60° C. After adding 2.0 g of 17α,21-diacetoxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione, the mixture is further stirred for 3 hours at 70° C. and worked up analogously to Example 1. The dark crude product is purified on 200 g of silica gel with a hexane-ethyl acetate gradient (0-40% ethyl acetate), yielding 1.15 g of 17α,21-diacetoxy-6-methyl-4,6-pregnadiene-3,20-dione, mp 213°-215° C.

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