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HRID 326984Generated: October 25, 2026

Acetic Anhydride → 19-Acetoxyandrost-4-en-3,17-dione

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetic AnhydrideHCID 7918—
Reactant19-HydroxyandrostenedioneHCID 252379—
SolventPyridineHCID 1049—
Product19-Acetoxyandrost-4-en-3,17-dioneHCID 12942412—

Reaction Steps

Androst-4-en-19-ol-3,17-dione (11) is treated with acetic anhydride (Ac2O, b) in pyridine. Aqueous work-up is followed by extraction and purification to yield the acetate (14).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05272134
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_12
ORD IDord-7fda3844403d4eed8d5f46d4eaae5408
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_12