作者:Elisabeth Davioud、Philippe Schambel、Antoinette Viger、Andrée Marquet
DOI:10.1016/0039-128x(93)90051-n
日期:1993.3
We describe the synthesis of 13beta- and 13alpha-H-18-nor-androst-4-ene-3,17-dione (1a and 1b) from 18-hydroxyprogesterone (18 --> 20) hemiketal, via the 18-acetoxy-17beta-hydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one formed by a modified Baeyer-Villiger reaction. Saponification of 18-acetoxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione with sonication, then retroaldolization in the presence of a formaldehyde trap, methone, afforded the mixture of 1a and 1b with 80% yield in a ''one-pot'' procedure and at room temperature. This yield was greatly improved, compared with the already published procedure.