Water → 7alpha-(5-Chloropentyl)-16alpha-fluoro-estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17alpha-diol

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392 mg of 7α-(5-chloropentyl)-16α-fluoro-estra-1,3,5(10)-trien-3-ol-17-one, Example 15d), in 2 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran is dissolved, and 1.1 ml of a 1-molar solution of lithium tri-tert-butoxyaluminum hydride in tetrahydrofuran is added while being cooled in an ice bath. It is allowed to stir for 30 minutes at 0° C., then mixed with water and 8% sulfuric acid until a weakly acidic reaction is achieved, and it is extracted three times with ethyl acetate. The organic phase is washed with saturated sodium chloride solution, dried with sodium sulfate and evaporated to dryness in a vacuum. The crude product is chromatographed on silica gel with hexane/ethyl acetate, whereby 118 mg of 7α-(5-chloropentyl)-16α-fluoro-estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17β-diol and 138 mg of 7α-(5-chloropentyl)-16α-fluoro-estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17α-diol is obtained, both as a solid foam.

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