Diethylhydrogensilyl cyclic diethylsilylene derivatives in gas chromatography/mass spectrometry of hydroxylated steroids. III-Fragmentations of 5β-pregnane-17,20,21-triol derivatives
AbstractA reaction of N,O‐bis‐(diethylhydrogensilyl) trifluoroacetamide with 5β‐pregnane‐17,20,21‐triols afforded diethylhydrogensilyl (DEHS) cyclic diethylsilylene (DES) derivatives. 5β‐Pregnane‐3α,17α,20β,21‐tetraol yielded the 3α,21‐bis‐DEHS‐17α,20β‐DES compound, whereas the structure of the major product from its 20α isomer was assigned as the 3α,17α‐bis‐DEHS‐20α,21‐DES derivative, which would undergo facile isomerization to the unstable 3α,21‐bis‐DEHS‐17α,20α‐DES structure under electron ionization. Fragmentations of these DEHS‐DES compounds are discussed on the basis of isotope labelling experiments, linked scanning data, and accurate mass measurements.
Synthesis of the four pairs of side-chain epoxides epimeric at C-20 derived from 5.beta.-pregnan-3.alpha.-ol
作者:Marvin L. Lewbart
DOI:10.1021/jo01269a001
日期:1968.5
Diethylhydrogensilyl cyclic diethylsilylene derivatives in gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of hydroxylated steroids. II. Pregnanes with a hydroxylated 17.BETA.-side-chain.
The gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric properties of diethylhydrogensilyl cyclic diethylsilylene derivatives of hydroxypregnanes were studied. Pregnanes with a sterically hindered 11β-hydroxyl group were smoothly silylated with a new silylating agent, N, O-bis(diethylhydrogensilyl)-trifluoroacetamide, under mild conditions. The mass spectra of these derivatives were characterized by the appearance of the intense molecular ion peak, which provides convenient and reliable confirmation of the molecular weight of these hydroxypregnanes. The most characteristic fragment ions were those at m/z 185 for 17, 20-diols and at m/z 287 for 17, 20, 21-triols, which were produced by cleavage at the C(13)-C(17) and C(15)-C(16) bonds with hydrogen atom transfer. This indicates that all of the major fragmentations are directed by the cyclic diethylsilylene group. Another fragmentation common to the spectra was the successive loss of diethylhydrogensilanol from the molecular ion. A remarkable difference in the appearance of peaks was observed between DEHS-DES derivatives of a 17α, 20α, 21-triol and its 20β-isomer. Structures are proposed for some of these fragment ions.