A general procedure for the synthesis of 1 alpha,11 alpha- and 1 beta,11 alpha-epoxysteroids is described, using an intramolecular remote functionalization reaction involving the photolysis of 11 alpha-hydroxysteroids in the presence of diacetoxyiodobenzene and iodine. Three 1,11-epoxypregnanes were prepared, two of them (compounds 10 and 14) are conformationally constrained analogues of steroidal hormones, compound 13 is a synthetic precursor of neurosteroids. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
A general procedure for the synthesis of 1 alpha,11 alpha- and 1 beta,11 alpha-epoxysteroids is described, using an intramolecular remote functionalization reaction involving the photolysis of 11 alpha-hydroxysteroids in the presence of diacetoxyiodobenzene and iodine. Three 1,11-epoxypregnanes were prepared, two of them (compounds 10 and 14) are conformationally constrained analogues of steroidal hormones, compound 13 is a synthetic precursor of neurosteroids. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.