摘要 |
<p>1298219 Steroid precursors F HOFFMANNLA ROCHE & CO AG 20 Nov 1969 [22 Nov 1968] 28140/71 Divided out of 1298214 Heading C2C The invention comprises d, I and dl compounds of Formula I wherein m is 1 or 2; R<SP>1</SP> is C 1-5 primary alkyl; R<SP>2</SP> is lower alkyl; and Z<SP>4</SP> is di- (lower alkoxy) -methylene, phenylenedioxymethylene, a methylene group substituted by a divalent -ORO-, -ORS-, -SRS- or -ORNH- group (where R is lower alkylene), or is a group of formula wherein R<SP>6</SP> is H or lower aliphatic or alicyclic hydrocarbyl and R<SP>7</SP> is H, lower alkyl, (lower alkoxy)-(lower alkyl), phenyl-(lower alkyl) or tetrahydropyran-2-yl. The term "lower" means having up to 8 carbon atoms. Compounds I are prepared from compounds II [wherein R<SP>2</SP> and R<SP>3</SP> are identical lower alkyl groups or one of R<SP>2</SP> and R<SP>3</SP> is H and the other is lower alkyl, and Z<SP>2</SP> is as defined for Z<SP>4</SP> above or is #- (lower acyloxy)- or -R<SP>6</SP>-methylene (where R<SP>6</SP> is as defined above)] by (a) hydrogenation to give compounds III, (b) hydrolysis of the latter to give compounds IV and (c) cleavage of the latter to give compounds I. In the examples, steps (b) and (c) are effected in a single procedure using NaOH or KOH without isolation of compounds IV. Compounds II are prepared as described in Specification 1,298,218.</p> |