IL43762A - 11,11-alkylidene-steroids their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them - Google Patents

11,11-alkylidene-steroids their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them

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IL43762A
IL43762A IL43762A IL4376273A IL43762A IL 43762 A IL43762 A IL 43762A IL 43762 A IL43762 A IL 43762A IL 4376273 A IL4376273 A IL 4376273A IL 43762 A IL43762 A IL 43762A
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alkylidene
steroids
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pharmaceutical compositions
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Akzo Nv
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    • C07J5/0046Normal 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 substituted in position 17 alfa
    • C07J5/0053Normal 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 substituted in position 17 alfa not substituted in position 16
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    • C07J21/00Normal steroids containing carbon, hydrogen, halogen or oxygen having an oxygen-containing hetero ring spiro-condensed with the cyclopenta(a)hydrophenanthrene skeleton
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    • C07J33/00Normal steroids having a sulfur-containing hetero ring spiro-condensed or not condensed with the cyclopenta(a)hydrophenanthrene skeleton
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    • C07J5/0007Normal 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 not substituted in position 17 alfa
    • C07J5/0023Normal 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 not substituted in position 17 alfa substituted in position 16
    • C07J5/003Normal 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 not substituted in position 17 alfa substituted in position 16 by a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group including 16-alkylidene substitutes
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    • C07J51/00Normal steroids with unmodified cyclopenta(a)hydrophenanthrene skeleton not provided for in groups C07J1/00 - C07J43/00
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    • C07J53/00Steroids in which the cyclopenta(a)hydrophenanthrene skeleton has been modified by condensation with a carbocyclic rings or by formation of an additional ring by means of a direct link between two ring carbon atoms, including carboxyclic rings fused to the cyclopenta(a)hydrophenanthrene skeleton are included in this class
    • C07J53/002Carbocyclic rings fused
    • C07J53/0043 membered carbocyclic rings
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    • C07J7/001Normal steroids containing carbon, hydrogen, halogen or oxygen substituted in position 17 beta by a chain of two carbon atoms not substituted in position 21 substituted in position 20 by a keto group
    • C07J7/0015Normal steroids containing carbon, hydrogen, halogen or oxygen substituted in position 17 beta by a chain of two carbon atoms not substituted in position 21 substituted in position 20 by a keto group not substituted in position 17 alfa
    • C07J7/002Normal steroids containing carbon, hydrogen, halogen or oxygen substituted in position 17 beta by a chain of two carbon atoms not substituted in position 21 substituted in position 20 by a keto group not substituted in position 17 alfa not substituted in position 16
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    • C07J7/001Normal steroids containing carbon, hydrogen, halogen or oxygen substituted in position 17 beta by a chain of two carbon atoms not substituted in position 21 substituted in position 20 by a keto group
    • C07J7/004Normal steroids containing carbon, hydrogen, halogen or oxygen substituted in position 17 beta by a chain of two carbon atoms not substituted in position 21 substituted in position 20 by a keto group substituted in position 17 alfa
    • C07J7/0045Normal steroids containing carbon, hydrogen, halogen or oxygen substituted in position 17 beta by a chain of two carbon atoms not substituted in position 21 substituted in position 20 by a keto group substituted in position 17 alfa not substituted in position 16
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    • C07J7/001Normal steroids containing carbon, hydrogen, halogen or oxygen substituted in position 17 beta by a chain of two carbon atoms not substituted in position 21 substituted in position 20 by a keto group
    • C07J7/004Normal steroids containing carbon, hydrogen, halogen or oxygen substituted in position 17 beta by a chain of two carbon atoms not substituted in position 21 substituted in position 20 by a keto group substituted in position 17 alfa
    • C07J7/005Normal steroids containing carbon, hydrogen, halogen or oxygen substituted in position 17 beta by a chain of two carbon atoms not substituted in position 21 substituted in position 20 by a keto group substituted in position 17 alfa substituted in position 16
    • C07J7/0055Normal steroids containing carbon, hydrogen, halogen or oxygen substituted in position 17 beta by a chain of two carbon atoms not substituted in position 21 substituted in position 20 by a keto group substituted in position 17 alfa substituted in position 16 by a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group
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    • C07J7/00Normal steroids containing carbon, hydrogen, halogen or oxygen substituted in position 17 beta by a chain of two carbon atoms
    • C07J7/008Normal steroids containing carbon, hydrogen, halogen or oxygen substituted in position 17 beta by a chain of two carbon atoms substituted in position 21
    • C07J7/0095Normal steroids containing carbon, hydrogen, halogen or oxygen substituted in position 17 beta by a chain of two carbon atoms substituted in position 21 carbon in position 21 is part of carboxylic group

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IL43762A 1972-12-09 1973-12-05 11,11-alkylidene-steroids their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them IL43762A (en)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NL7216767A NL175063C (nl) 1972-12-09 1972-12-09 Werkwijze ter bereiding van 11,11-alkylideensteroiden, werkwijze ter bereiding van farmaceutische preparaten en gevormde farmaceutische preparaten.
NL7315704A NL7315704A (en) 1973-11-15 1973-11-15 11,11-Alkylidene steroids - of the oestrane, pregnane and 19-norpregnane series

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IL43762A0 IL43762A0 (en) 1974-03-14
IL43762A true IL43762A (en) 1978-04-30

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US (1) US3927046A (da)
JP (1) JPS5933600B2 (da)
CA (1) CA1021318A (da)
CH (1) CH614453A5 (da)
DE (1) DE2361120C2 (da)
DK (2) DK135047B (da)
ES (1) ES421253A1 (da)
FI (1) FI54128C (da)
FR (1) FR2209577B1 (da)
GB (1) GB1455270A (da)
IE (1) IE38617B1 (da)
IL (1) IL43762A (da)
PH (1) PH11191A (da)
SE (1) SE414771B (da)

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FR2377418A1 (fr) * 1977-01-13 1978-08-11 Roussel Uclaf Nouveaux derives steroides 4,9-dieniques 11b-substitues, leur procede de preparation et leur application comme medicaments
FR2377419A1 (fr) * 1977-01-13 1978-08-11 Roussel Uclaf Nouveaux derives steroides 11b-substitues 1,3,5 (10) trieniques, leur procede de preparation et leur application comme medicament
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DK135047B (da) 1977-02-28
JPS5933600B2 (ja) 1984-08-16
AU6326373A (en) 1975-06-05
IE38617L (en) 1974-06-09
DE2361120C2 (de) 1984-01-19
DK147405B (da) 1984-07-23
DK147405C (da) 1985-02-04
GB1455270A (en) 1976-11-10
CH614453A5 (da) 1979-11-30
DK293776A (da) 1976-06-30
CA1021318A (en) 1977-11-22
FI54128C (fi) 1978-10-10
US3927046A (en) 1975-12-16
IL43762A0 (en) 1974-03-14
FR2209577A1 (da) 1974-07-05
FI54128B (fi) 1978-06-30
JPS5029548A (da) 1975-03-25
IE38617B1 (en) 1978-04-26
PH11191A (en) 1977-10-28
SE414771B (sv) 1980-08-18
FR2209577B1 (da) 1977-06-03
DE2361120A1 (de) 1974-06-12
DK135047C (da) 1977-07-25

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