Process for alkynylating 16-substituted-17-keto steroids

The invention relates to a process for ethynylating 16-methylene-17-keto steroids to the corresponding 16-methylene-17alpha-ethynyl-17beta-hydroxy steroids by treatment with silyl-protected lithium acetylides followed by further desilylation. The resulting products are useful intermediates in the pr...

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Main Authors SANDOVAL RODRIGUEZ CELSO MIGUEL, GUTIERREZ FUENTES LUIS GERARDO
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 08.10.2014
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Summary:The invention relates to a process for ethynylating 16-methylene-17-keto steroids to the corresponding 16-methylene-17alpha-ethynyl-17beta-hydroxy steroids by treatment with silyl-protected lithium acetylides followed by further desilylation. The resulting products are useful intermediates in the preparation of several pharmaceutically active agents, such as e.g. Nestorone TM or melengestrol acetate.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN201280069059