| Literature DB >> 23044354 |
Puranik Purushottamachar1, Vincent C O Njar.
Abstract
We have devised an efficient procedure for the synthesis of 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) (1) starting from 3β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, providing the product in unprecedented 82% yield. A reported method of using toxic Jones reagent is replaced by milder oxidizing agent (NMO/TPAP) in the synthesis of a key intermediate 17β-[(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)oxy]-5α-androstan-3-one (18). This new procedure is simple, does not require special apparatus/precautions or chromatographic purification in most of the steps.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23044354 PMCID: PMC3959746 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2012.09.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Steroids ISSN: 0039-128X Impact factor: 2.668