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HRID 467451Generated: October 25, 2026

Water → Epiandrosterone

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantWaterHCID 962—
ReactantSodium HydroxideHCID 14798—
Reactant3beta-Acetoxy-5alpha-androstan-17-oneHCID 908740—
SolventMethanolHCID 887—
ProductEpiandrosteroneHCID 44130295%

Reaction Steps

A mixture of 5 (1 g, 3.00 mmol), NaOH 0.12 g (3.44 mmol) in methanol was refluxed for 10 min, cooled to room temperature and treated with water. The resulting precipitate was filtered off and washed with water to afford crude product 6 (0.82 g, 95%).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS08623849B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2014_01
ORD IDord-ae5f46f7bef043fb87e21b3a77341060
Source noteuspto-grants-2014_01