Methanol → Diisopropyl Ether

HRID 65415Notes

Reaction equation

HRID 65415 reaction equation
C([Si](C)(C)[O:6][C@H:7]1[CH2:24][CH2:23][C@@:22]2([CH3:25])[C@@:9]3([O:29][C@@H:10]3[C@@H:11]([Cl:28])[C@@H:12]3[C@@H:21]2[CH2:20][CH2:19][C@@:17]2([CH3:18])[C@H:13]3[C@@H:14]3[CH2:27][C@@H:15]3[C:16]2=[O:26])[CH2:8]1)(C)(C)C.[CH3:32]O.S(=O)(=O)(O)O>O1CCCC1.CCOCC>[CH:10]([O:29][CH:9]([CH3:8])[CH3:22])([CH3:11])[CH3:32].[Cl:28][C@@H:11]1[C@H:10]2[O:29][C@:9]32[C@:22]([CH3:25])([CH2:23][CH2:24][C@H:7]([OH:6])[CH2:8]3)[C@@H:21]2[C@@H:12]1[C@H:13]1[C@@:17]([CH2:19][CH2:20]2)([CH3:18])[C:16](=[O:26])[C@H:15]2[CH2:27][C@@H:14]12

Participants

7

Reactant 3

HCID 887MethanolHCID 1118Sulfuric AcidHCID 130759643beta-(Tert.-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-7alpha-chloro-5,6beta-epoxy-15beta,16beta-methylene-5beta-androstan-17-one

Product 2

HCID 7914Diisopropyl EtherHCID 130759667alpha-Chloro-5,6beta-epoxy-3beta-hydroxy-15beta,16beta-methylene-5beta-androstan-17-one

Reagents, catalysts & solvents 2

HCID 3283Diethyl EtherSolventHCID 8028TetrahydrofuranSolvent

Procedure

142 g of 3β-(tert.-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-7α-chloro-5,6β-epoxy-15β,16β-methylene-5β-androstan-17-one is dissolved in 400 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 400 ml of methanol and stirred with 1,000 ml of 8% strength sulfuric acid for 1.5 hours at room temperature. The mixture is then diluted with ether, washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and water, dried over sodium sulfate, and concentrated under vacuum. By trituration of the resultant solid with diisopropyl ether, 108 g of 7α-chloro-5,6β-epoxy-3β-hydroxy-15β,16β- methylene-5β-androstan-17-one is obtained, mp 173° C.

Workup

  1. washwashed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and water
  2. dry with materialdried over sodium sulfate
  3. concentrationconcentrated under vacuum

Sources & evidence

ORD record
ord-7ff38eea68f44483bc43bbb2373e964e
Source dataset
uspto-grants-1986_09
Patent number
US04614616

Reaction notes

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