Convenient synthesis of 18-hydroxylated cortisol and prednisolone
摘要:
18,20-Epoxy-11-beta,17-alpha,20-beta,21-tetrahydroxypregn-4-en-3-one was synthesized by the application of hypoiodite reaction to the cortisol acetonide. The intermediary 18-iodo derivative was converted to the 11-oxo steroid by chromic acid prior to silver ion-assisted solvolysis. Removal of the protective group with hydrochloric acid was finally carried out to give the desired 11-beta,17-alpha,18,21-tetrahydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione as the hemiacetal form. 18,20-Epoxy-11-beta-17-alpha,20-beta,21-tetrahydroxypregna-1,4-dien-3-one was also prepared from prednisolone through a similar reaction sequence.
The photochemical hypoiodination of cortisol acetonide gave a mixture of 18-iodocortisol acetonide and of the 11 beta,19-oxidoderivative. The proportion of the two products was slightly modified by the reaction temperature. Deprotection of the acetonide group of the 11 beta,19-oxidoderivative gave 11 beta,19-oxido-17 alpha,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3,20-dione which led to the formation of 11 beta,19-oxido-4-androsten-3,17-dione upon treatment with sodium bismutate.
Crystal Structure of 11,18-oxidosteroids Obtained by Hypoiodination of Cortisol Acetonide
The photochemical hypoiodination of cortisol acetonide, without neutralization of the excess of acidity during the work-up of the reaction, led to a mixture of 11 beta,18-oxido-17 alpha,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3,20-dione and 11 beta,19-oxido-17 alpha,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3,20-dione. Side chain cleavage of the former compound gave 11 beta, 18-oxido-4-androsten-3,17-dione. The crystal structures of both of these 11 beta,18-oxidosteroids were determined by X-ray. The ring conformations are discussed and compared with those of aldosterone. (C) 1998 by Elsevier Science Inc.