Acetic Anhydride → HCID 70477834, compound

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Ethyl 2β-ethoxy-3α-hydroxy-11α-(2,2,2-trichloroethoxy-carbonylamino)-5α-androstane-17β-carboxylate (1.83 g) in pyridine (6 ml) was treated with acetic anhydride. After b 18 h. the reaction mixture was diluted with ethanol and evaporated to give a foam (1.91 g). A portion was purified by preparative t.l.c. in ethyl acetate/Petrol (1:2) to give the title compound, [α]D +30.7°, νmax 1724 cm-1.

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