摘要 |
A process is disclosed wherein, using either 17a-(3-hydroxypropyl)-6p,7p;15p,16p-dimethylene-5p-androstane-3p,5,17p-triol (II) or 3&bgr;,5̂iÎ&kgr;̂-6&bgr;,7&bgr;;15&bgr;,16&bgr;-dimethylene-5&bgr;,17α-pregnane-21,17-carbolactone (III) as starting material, through a single-step reaction it is obtained drospirenone (I), a synthetic steroid with progestogenic, antimineralocorticoid and antiandrogenic activity, useful for preparing pharmaceutical compositions with contraceptive action. |