Reaction Steps
To solution of (1R,3aS,5aR,5bR,7aR,11aS,11bR,13aR,13bR)-tert-butyldimethylsilyl 9-(4-(methoxycarbonyl)phenyl)-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-2,3,3a,4,5,5a,5b,6,7,7a,8,11,11a,11b,12,13,13a,13b-octadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]chrysene-3a-carboxylate (3.12 g, 4.54 mmol) in dioxane (25 mL) was added TBAF (75% wt in water) (2.375 g, 6.81 mmol) and the mixture was stirred at rt for 4 h. The reaction mixture was diluted with 1N HCl (25 mL) and water (5 mL) and extracted with dichloromethane (3×100 mL). The combined organic layers were dried over Na2SO4, filtered, and partially concentrated under reduced pressure to about 10 mL volume. To the partially concentrated mixture was added 1N HCl (50 mL). The solids that formed were collected by filtration and washed with water to give the title compound (2.58 g, 4.50 mmol, 99% yield) as a white solid. LCMS: m/e 571.47 (M−H)−, 3.60 min (method 1). 1H NMR (500 MHz, CHLOROFORM-d) δ ppm 9.80 (br. s., 1H), 7.92 (d, J=8.24 Hz, 2H), 7.18 (d, J=8.24 Hz, 2H), 5.32-5.26 (m, 1H), 4.75 (s, 1H), 4.62 (br. s., 1H), 3.90 (s, 3H), 3.07-2.99 (m, 1H), 2.33-2.21 (m, 2H), 2.10 (dd, J=17.09, 6.10 Hz, 1H), 2.06-1.94 (m, 2H), 1.70 (s, 3H), 1.01 (br. s., 3H), 1.00 (br. s., 3H), 0.98 (s, 3H), 0.91 (s, 6H), 1.79-0.89 (m, 17H).
