Four possible monoglucuronides of estetrol (estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,15 alpha, 16 alpha, 17 beta-tetraol) have been prepared from appropriately protected estetrol by the Koenigs-Knorr reaction employing cadmium carbonate as a catalyst. Condensation of methyl acetobromoglucuronate with estetrol 15,16,17-triacetate provided the 3-glucuronide acetate-methyl ester in a satisfactory yield. Introduction of the glucuronyl residue into C-17 was similarly attained by the use of estetrol 3-benzoate 15,16-acetonide. When estetrol 3,17-diacetate and acetobromosugar were stirred in anhydrous toluene in the presence of cadmium salt, the reaction occurred at C-16 and C-15 yielding two isomeric monoglucuronide derivatives in a ratio of ca. 5 to 2. Removal of the protecting groups in the four glucuronide acetate-methyl esters gave the desired estetrol glucuronides, respectively. These synthetic substrates underwent readily enzymatic hydrolysis with beef-liver beta-glucuronidase to afford estetrol.
Preparation of tritium labelled estetrol [estra-1,3,5(10)- triene-3,15α,16α,17β- tetrol 6,7-3H]
作者:Jack Fishman、Henry Guzik
DOI:10.1002/jlcr.2590060406
日期:1970.10
The preparation of the tritium labelled fetal metabolite estra-1, 3, 5 (10)-3, 15α, 16α, 17β-tetrol 6,7-3H is described. The material was prepared by oxidation of the tetrol tetraacetate lb to the 6-keto derivative II. Reduction of the 6-ketone to the 6-hydroxy compound III and dehydration with dimethylsulfoxide gave the Δ6 derivative III. Reduction of III with tritium followed by hydrolysis gave the tetrol-3H with a specific activity of 43 curies/mmole.