Chinese Journal of Applied Chemistry ›› 2010, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (05): 615-617.DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1095.2010.90429

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A novel method for synthesis of 3β-Hydroxyandrost-4-en-6, 17-dione

ZHANG Xiao-Jia, CUI Jian-Guo*, LI Ying, FAN Jian-Chun   

  1. (Department of Chemistry and Life Science,Guangxi Teachers Education University,Nanning 530001)
  • Received:2009-06-29 Revised:2009-08-31 Published:2010-05-10 Online:2010-05-10

Abstract:

Dehydroepiandrosterone was oxidized with PCC to obtain androst-4-en-3,6,17-rione(2), which was then submitted to reduction with NaBH4 in the presence of Co2+ to obtain 3β-hydroxyandrost-4-en-6,17-dione(3), a nonandrogenic aromatase inhibitor. Compared with literature′s methods, this method shortens the reaction steps and improves the reaction yield. The structure of compound 3 was characterized by NMR and IR.

Key words: dehydroepiandrosterone, 3β-hydroxyandrost-en-dione, synthesis

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