Preparation of hydroxylated steroids

摘要

A process for preparing 14 beta -hydroxy derivatives of saturated steroid compounds which comprises dissolving the starting material in a suitable solvent together with peracetic acid and heating the reaction mixture or irradiating it under ultraviolet light at a wavelength below 350 m mu ., and separating the desired product from the reaction mixture. The invention also relates to certain new 14 beta -hydroxy derivatives of androstane.