A facile method for steroid labeling by heavy isotopes of hydrogen (original) (raw)

Synthesis of functionalised enantiopure steroids from estrone and cholestanone through organolithium intermediates

Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 2001

The reaction of epoxides 1 and 8 derived from estrone and cholestanone, respectively, with an excess of lithium and a catalytic amount of DTBB (7 mol%) in THF at −78°C led to formation of the corresponding b-oxido-functionalised organolithium intermediates 2 and 9, respectively, in a regio-and stereoselective manner. Treatment of these intermediates with different electrophiles [H 2 O, D 2 O, PhCHO, Me 2 CO, Et 2 CO, (CH 2) 5 CO, CO 2 ] at −78 to 20°C afforded, after hydrolysis with water, enantiomerically pure derivatives 3 and 10, respectively. When protected ketones 5 and 6 derived from D-glucose and D-fructose were used as the electrophile, the reaction with 2 gave the expected mixed products 3g and 3h, respectively, which consist of a steroid and a carbohydrate fragment. The reaction of O-protected estrone 4 as the electrophilic component and intermediate 2 afforded the C 2-symmetric steroid dimer 3f. The stereochemistry of the products was unambiguously determined by correlation with X-ray data for compound 3d and by comparison with the known compound 6a. Finally, the addition of the dianions 13, resulting from the DTBB-catalysed lithiation of phthalan 12a and isochroman 12b, to the O-protected estrone 4 and to cholestanone 9 led to the formation of the diols 14, 15 and 16. Diols 14 were cyclised under Mitsunobu reaction conditions to the corresponding heterocycles 17.

An enantiospecific route to C,D ring synthons for steroid synthesis

Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 1992

A simple enantiospecific route to a hydrindenone intermediate for steroid synthesis has been accomplished. The introduction of a wide variety of side-chain units is made possible by stereoselective alkylation of a bicyclic ester 13 derived from (+)-camphor 4. J. ANDREW CLASE et THOMAS MONEY. Can. J. Chem. 70, 1537 ( 1 992).

Stereoselective construction of 22-oxygenated steroid side chains by dimethylaluminum chloride-mediated ene reactions of aldehydes

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1993

Dimethylaluminum chloride-mediated ene reactions of aldehydes with (2)-3@-acetoxy-5,17(20)pregnadiene (3) at low temperatures followed by acetylation of the resulting alcohols have been shown to produce stereoselectively 22-acetoxylated steroid derivatives in good to excellent yields. Interestingly, the stereochemical outcome of these ene reactions has been found to be dependent upon the size of the aldehyde employed; the less sterically demanding aldehydes such as 4-methylpentanal and cyclohexanecarboxaldehyde afford the (20a,22a)-22-acetoxy products (4a) stereoselectively, whereas the relatively congested aldehydes such as benzaldehyde and other aromatic aldehydes produce predominantly the (20a,228)-22-acetates (4b). This novel stereochemical observation has been rationalized in terms of the relative stabilities of the two most plausible transition states where the difference in the relative bulk between the R group of the aldehyde RCHO and the Me2AlC1 coordinating to the aldehyde oxygen in an anti-fashion seems to be manifested in the stereochemical outcome at C-22 of the ene producta.

Recent Progress in Steroid Synthesis Triggered by the Emergence of New Catalytic Methods

European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2020

The rich biology associated with steroids dictates a growing demand for the new synthetic strategies that would improve the access to natural and unnatural representatives of this family. The recent advances in the field of catalysis have 2. Syntheses Enabled by Transition Metal Catalysis 2.1. Enantioselective Palladium-Catalyzed Dearomatizative Cyclization for the Synthesis Steroid Boldenone Core [8] Chiral phenanthrenone derived tricyclic cores bearing allcarbon quaternary centers are present in numerous complex [a] Dr.

18Functionalized steroids: synthesis of thioderivatives of progesterone

Steroids, 1990

The synthesis of new 18-or 18'-thioether derivatives of progesterone are reported, along with acidcatalyzed rearrangements occurring during the thioacetalization reactions. (Steroids 55271-275, 1990) either on a Jeol FX9OQ or on a Bruker AC200 spectrometer in CDC13. Chemical shifts are reported as values (ppm) relative to tetramethylsilane. Infrared spectra were recorded on a Perkin-Elmer 1420 spectrometer. Optical rotations were measured with a Perkin-Elmer 141 polarimeter. Analytical samples have been recrystallized in a methylene chloride/ isopropyl ether mixture. Pregnenolone was provided by the Roussel-Uclaf Company.

Enantiospecific tritium labeling of 28‐homocastasterone

A regiospecific and enantiospecific synthesis of tritium‐labeled 28‐ homocastasterone is reported. Appropriate chlorocarbonate, efficiently synthesized from the starting 28‐homocastasterone in an overall yield of 46%, undergoes catalytic tritium dechlorination by the T 2 /Pd[0]/Et 3 N system, providing 28‐[3β‐ 3 H] homocastasterone, in a good yield, radiochemical purity (>97%), and with a high specific activity (5.8 Ci/mmol).