20β-Benzoyloxy-4-pregnen-3-one was oxidized to seco acid VI which was deoxygenated in the position 5 and converted to methyl ketone XI. This substance was oxidized directly to 4,5-secodihydroprogesterone and also converted to 17α-acetoxy derivative XXI via the corresponding monoketal XV. Compounds XIV and XXI do not display a gestagenic activity or an antiandrogenic activity either.
20β-苯甲氧基-4-孕烯-3-酮被氧化成为第六个酸,然后在第五个位置被去氧,转化为甲基酮XI。这种物质被直接氧化成为4,5-二氢
孕酮,并且通过相应的单酮XV转化为17α-乙酰氧衍
生物XXI。化合物XIV和XXI都没有表现出孕激素活性或抗雄激素活性。