11beta-substituted progesterone analogs

摘要

A 11 beta -aryl-19-norprogesterone steroid of the formula: <IMAGE> wherein (i) R1 is H, C1-4 alkyl, C2-4 alkenyl, C2-4 alkynyl, OH, OC(O)CH3, or OC(O)R5 , wherein R5 is C2-8 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, C2-8 alkynyl or aryl, R2 is H, R3 is H, C1-4 alkyl, C2-4 alkenyl or C2-4 alkynyl, R4 is H, CH3, F or Cl, R6 is H, (CH3)2N, CH3O, CH3CO, CH3S, CH3SO, CH3SO2, and X is O or NOCH3; or (ii) R1 and R2 taken together are a carbon-carbon bond and R3, R4, R6 and X are as defined above; or (iii) R1 and R3 taken together are -CH2- or -N=N-CH2-, R2 is H and R4, R6 and X are as defined above; or (iv) R2 and R3 taken together are =CH2 and R1 , R4, R6 and X are as defined above.