Some new 17a-homolactones were prepared from 3β-hydroxy-16-(hydroxyimino)androst-5-en-17-one (1) as a starting compound, which was transformed first to the corresponding 17α-phenyl and 17α-benzyl derivatives 2 and 3. The structure of compound 3 was confirmed by X-ray structure analysis. Beckmann fragmentation of compounds 2 and 3 yielded 16,17-seco-cyano ketones 4-7, whose reduction with NaBH4 gave 16,17-seco-cyano alcohols 8-11, whereby the structure of compound 7 was established by X-ray structural analysis. Compounds 8-11 served as the starting compounds for obtaining lactones 12 and 13 in a reaction with potassium hydroxide in ethylene glycol. One-pot procedures were also developed for preparing 17a-homolactones 12, 13 and 16 from the hydroxyimino alcohols 2, 3 and 14. Compounds 12 and 13 showed an inhibitory activity against the enzyme aromatase (63 and 59%, respectively).
一些新的17a-同型内酯是从3β-羟基-16-(羟
肟)雄烯-5-烯-17-酮(1)作为起始化合物制备的,首先转化为相应的17α-苯基和17α-苄基衍
生物2和3。化合物3的结构经X射线结构分析确认。化合物2和3的贝克曼分解产生16,17-
戊二酮4-7,它们与NaBH4还原后得到16,17-
戊二醇8-11,其中化合物7的结构通过X射线结构分析确定。化合物8-11作为起始化合物,通过与
乙二醇中的
氢氧化钾反应获得内酯12和13。还开发了一锅法制备17a-同型内酯12、13和16,其起始物为羟肝醇2、3和14。化合物12和13显示对芳香化酶的抑制活性分别为63%和59%。