Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
2000, 65, 1156-1162
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc20001156
Allopregnanolone Derivatives: Synthesis of 3α-Hydroxy-7a-homo-5α-pregnan-20-one
Hana Chodounská* and Alexander Kasal
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Flemingovo nám. 2, 166 10 Prague 6, Czech Republic
Abstract
3α-Hydroxy-7a-homo-5α-pregnan-20-one and 3α-hydroxy-7a-homo-5α-pregnane-7,20-dione were prepared from (20R)-3α-(methoxymethoxy)-7-oxo-5α-pregnan-20-yl benzoate. Homo- logation of the B ring was carried out by the Demyanov rearrangement of the corresponding cyanohydrin. Alkaline hydrolysis of the protecting group and oxidation of the formed 20-hydroxy group and deprotection of the 3-hydroxy group were performed either with (20R)-3α-(methoxymethoxy)-7-oxo-7a-homo-5α-pregnan-20-ol derivative or with the product of the Huang Minlon deoxygenation at carbon 7.
Keywords: Steroids; Epalons; Allopregnanolone; GABAA-Modulators; 3α,5α-Tetrahydroprogesterone; Huang Minlon reduction.
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