PROCESS AND INTERMEDIATES FOR THE PREPARATION OF ABIRATERONE ACETATE

摘要

The present invention relates to a process for the synthesis of (3beta)17-(3-pyridinyl)androsta-5,16-dien-3-yl acetate (Abiraterone acetate) represented by the structure of formula (1), and salts thereof, especially salts with pharmaceutically acceptable acids. The present invention further relates to certain intermediates in such processes.