Steroid total synthesis process utilizing a cyanoalkyl A-ring pr

Details Steroid total synthesis process utilizing a cyanoalkyl A-ring pr Steroid total synthesis process utilizing a cyanoalkyl A-ring pr

1974-03-13

1976-11-09

Mars, Howard T.

Chemistry of carbon compounds

Miscellaneous organic carbon compounds

C-metal

C07D30922

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039910849

ABSTRACT:
A multi-step, stereospecific total synthesis of steroids utilizing intermediates having a cyanoalkyl A-ring precursor is disclosed. The initial starting materials for this process are the relatively inexpensive and commercially available reagents .gamma.-butyrolactone and sodium cyanide. The process is suitable for the preparation of racemic or optically active, medicinally valuable steroids, particularly 19-norsteroids. It is a feature of this process that conditions employed during the multiple step synthesis are selected so as to retain the normally labile nitrile group even during hydrogenation and hydrolysis steps. In this manner, it is possible to employ the nitrile group as an A-ring precursor without resorting to protective groups as was heretofore found necessary in previous steroid total synthesis processes.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3700661 (1972-10-01), Saucy et al.
patent: 3816458 (1974-06-01), Saucy

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