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GB5824/59A
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Pharmacia and Upjohn Co
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C07J5/00—Normal steroids containing carbon, hydrogen, halogen or oxygen, substituted in position 17 beta by a chain of two carbon atoms, e.g. pregnane and substituted in position 21 by only one singly bound oxygen atom, i.e. only one oxygen bound to position 21 by a single bond
C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
C07—ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
C07J—STEROIDS
C07J75/00—Processes for the preparation of steroids in general
Abstract
The invention comprises a compound having the general formula: <FORM:0851988/IV(b)/1> wherein R represents the acyl radical of a hydrocarbon carboxylic acid containing from 1-12 carbon atoms inclusive and a process for the preparation thereof by dehydrogenating a 17-acylate of 6-methyl-17 hydroxyprogesterone with SeO2. An illustrative product of the invention is 6a -methyl-17a -hydroxy-1,4-pregnadiene-3,20-dione 17-acetate.
GB5824/59A1958-02-191959-02-19Improvements in or relating to steroids and the manufacture thereof
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