3beta-Chloro-5alpha, 7alpha-dibromo-6-ketosteroids 5a and 5b are synthesized from beta-sitosterol (1a) and cholesterol (1b). Dehydrohalogenation of these forms 7alpha-bromo-2,4-dien-6-ones (6a-b), 2,4-dien-6-ones (7a-b), and 14alpha-hydroperoxy-2,4,7-trien-6-ones (8a-b). Woodward hydroxylation of dienone 6a produces 2beta-iodo-7alpha-bromo-3alpha-acetoxy-Delta(4)-6-ketone 9 and 7alpha-bromo-2alpha,3alpha-diacetoxy-Delta(4)-6-ketone 10. 2beta-Iodo-3alpha-acetoxy-Delta(4,7,14)-trien-6-one 11 is Prepared analogouslyfrom trienone 8a.
3beta-Chloro-5alpha, 7alpha-dibromo-6-ketosteroids 5a and 5b are synthesized from beta-sitosterol (1a) and cholesterol (1b). Dehydrohalogenation of these forms 7alpha-bromo-2,4-dien-6-ones (6a-b), 2,4-dien-6-ones (7a-b), and 14alpha-hydroperoxy-2,4,7-trien-6-ones (8a-b). Woodward hydroxylation of dienone 6a produces 2beta-iodo-7alpha-bromo-3alpha-acetoxy-Delta(4)-6-ketone 9 and 7alpha-bromo-2alpha,3alpha-diacetoxy-Delta(4)-6-ketone 10. 2beta-Iodo-3alpha-acetoxy-Delta(4,7,14)-trien-6-one 11 is Prepared analogouslyfrom trienone 8a.
3beta-Chloro-5alpha, 7alpha-dibromo-6-ketosteroids 5a and 5b are synthesized from beta-sitosterol (1a) and cholesterol (1b). Dehydrohalogenation of these forms 7alpha-bromo-2,4-dien-6-ones (6a-b), 2,4-dien-6-ones (7a-b), and 14alpha-hydroperoxy-2,4,7-trien-6-ones (8a-b). Woodward hydroxylation of dienone 6a produces 2beta-iodo-7alpha-bromo-3alpha-acetoxy-Delta(4)-6-ketone 9 and 7alpha-bromo-2alpha,3alpha-diacetoxy-Delta(4)-6-ketone 10. 2beta-Iodo-3alpha-acetoxy-Delta(4,7,14)-trien-6-one 11 is Prepared analogouslyfrom trienone 8a.