aOrganic Chemistry Synthesis Division, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411 008, India
bCentre for Materials Characterization, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411 008, India
Abstract:
Syntheses of three unnatural steroidal C(20R) aldehydes have been realised from 16-dehydropregnenolone acetate. The salient feature of the synthesis is the ionic hydrogenation of C-20 tertiary alcohols leading to the formation of the C(20R) unnatural isomer with complete stereoselectivity. Oxidative hydrolysis of the dithiane moiety furnished the C(20R) aldehydes.