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A process for preparing compounds of the general formula: ** (See formula) ** wherein R is hydroxy and R 'is hydrogen or a lower alkyl, and together R and R' is keto, and X is a halogen at the α or β, characterized by the treatment of 16-hydroxy-androstenedione with an organic sulfonating agent, and the reaction of the sulfonic acid ester formed with an alkali metal halide or an alkaline earth metal halide, and if desired, the reduction of the 17-keto group of the resulting 16-haloandrostenedione to a 17-hydroxy group giving a 16-halotestosterone, or treatment of the 16-haloandrostenedione with a Grignard reagent giving the corresponding 16-halotestosterone 17 α replaced. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
ES0239811AA procedure for the preparation of steroid compounds (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)
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