Verfahren zur Herstellung von delta?-20-Keto-21-dialkoxy-steroiden

摘要

DELTA 14-20-KETO-21-DIALKOXY STEROIDS ARE PREPARED BY OXIDIZING 20-KETO-15 alpha ,21-DIHYDROXY STEROIDS OF THE GENERAL FORMULA IN WHICH Y is an oxo group which may be ketalized, GROUP WHICH MAY BE ETHERIFIED OR ESTERIFIED, A DELTA 3-, DELTA 2-, OR DELTA 3,5-ENOL ETHER GROUP OR A DELTA 3-, DELTA 2-, OR DELTA 3,5-ENAMINO GROUP, WHICH GROUPS MAY HAVE A DOUBLE BOND IN THE 4-POSITION, AND IS A LOWER ACYCLIC OR CYCLIC ACETAL GROUPING, ACETALIZING THE 15 alpha -HYDROXY-20-KETO-21-OXO STEROIDS OBTAINED, REACTING THE 15 alpha -HYDROXY-20-KETO-21-DIALKOXY STEROIDS THUS OBTAINED WITH SULFONIC ACID HALIDES AND TREATING THE 15-SULFONIC ACID ESTERS THUS OBTAINED WITH AGENTS SPLITTING OFF ACIDS. The products are valuable intermediates for the manufacture of medicaments.