PAPER
b-Hydroxymethyl Group in Steroids
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b,17b-Bis(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-7b-benzyloxymethylan-
drost-5-en-7a-ol (2) and 3b,17b-Bis(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-
a-benzyloxymethylandrost-5-en-7b-ol (3)
sulting green solution was cooled to –78 °C, and then 2 (200 mg,
0.31 mmol) in anhyd THF (3 mL) was added dropwise at the same
temperature. After stirring the mixture for 1 h at –78 °C, aq sat.
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Powdered samarium (1.22 g, 8.11 mmol) was added to a dry 150-
mL round-bottomed flask equipped with a stirring bar. The flask
was simultaneously flushed with argon and flamed dry. Anhyd THF
NH Cl solution (40 mL) was added. The organic layer was separat-
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ed. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (3 × 80 mL). The
combined extracts were washed with brine, dried (Na SO ), and
2
4
(
75 mL) was added to the cooled flask. The vigorously stirred slurry
evaporated in vacuo. The residue was chromatographed using PE–
EtOAc (10:1) as eluent to give 4 (145 mg, 84%), which was recrys-
tallized from n-hexane to give an analytical sample: white solid; mp
80–82 °C; [a]D –29.8 (c = 0.80, acetone).
IR (KBr): 3433, 2933, 2856, 1632 cm–1.
of samarium metal in THF was cooled to 0 °C, and neat di-
iodomethane (0.61 mL, 7.57 mmol) was added. The green slurry
was stirred at 0 °C for 30 min, then allowed to warm to r.t., and vig-
orously stirred for an additional hour. A mixture of 1 (1.00 g, 1.88
mmol) and chloromethyl benzyl ether (0.52 mL, 3.74 mmol) in an-
hyd THF (15 mL) was added dropwise to the resulting deep blue so-
lution of 0.1 M SmI at r.t. After the initial dark blue color of the
SmI solution turned yellow, the reaction was quenched with 0.1 N
HCl (30 mL), and then extracted with EtOAc (3 × 80 mL). The
combined extracts were washed sequentially with aq sat. Na S O ,
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0
1
H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d ): d = 0.05 [d, 6 H, J = 3.6 Hz,
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(
CH ) Si], 0.06 [s, 6 H, (CH ) Si], 0.76 (s, 3 H, 18-CH ), 0.89 [s, 9
3 2 3 2 3
2
H, (CH ) CSi], 0.90 [s, 9 H, (CH ) CSi], 0.98 (s, 3 H, 19-CH ), 2.84
3
3
3 3
3
2
(
br s, 1 H, 7-OH), 3.31 (d, 1 H, J = 10.5 Hz, 7-CH OH), 3.41 (d, 1
2
H, J = 10.5 Hz, 7-CH OH), 3.51–3.63 (m, 2 H, 3-H, 17-H), 5.34 (s,
2
2
2
3
1
H, 6-H).
aq sat. NaHCO , and brine, dried (Na SO ) and concentrated in vac-
uo. The crude mixture was chromatographed using PE–EtOAc
(
3
2
4
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C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d ): d = –5.0, –4.7, –4.7, –4.6, 11.5,
6
25:1) as eluent to give 2 (0.17 g, 14%) as a colorless oil and 3 (0.60
1
4
8.0, 18.3, 21.4, 25.9, 27.1, 31.3, 32.7, 36.9, 37.3, 37.5, 37.6, 43.1,
4.1, 45.2, 46.5, 69.1, 72.3, 72.4, 82.1, 128.6, 144.3.
g, 49%) as a white solid, which was recrystallized from n-hexane.
+
MS (EI): m/z (%) = 563 ([M – 1] , 2), 533 (100), 489 (10), 401 (12),
75 (16).
2
2
0
Oil; [a]D –23.8 (c = 2.20, n-hexane).
–
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Anal. Calcd for C32
H, 10.68.
H O Si : C, 68.03; H, 10.70. Found: C, 68.52;
60 4 2
IR (KBr): 3471, 2955, 2856, 1664 cm .
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H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl ): d = 0.01 [(d, 6 H, J = 3.6 Hz,
CH ) Si], 0.06 [s, 6 H, (CH ) Si], 0.69 (s, 3 H, 18-CH ), 0.87 [s, 9
3
(
3 2 3 2 3
3b,17b-Bis(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-7a-hydroxymethylan-
drost-5-en-7b-ol (5)
H, (CH ) CSi], 0.89 [s, 9 H, (CH ) CSi], 0.94 (s, 3 H, 19-CH ), 3.20
3
3
3 3
3
(
d, 1 H, J = 9.2 Hz, 7-CH OBn), 3.49 (d, 1 H, J = 9.2 Hz, 7-
2
Method A: Under similar conditions as above, 3 (200 mg, 0.31
mmol) was debenzylated to afford a residue which was chromato-
graphed on silica gel. Elution with PE–EtOAc (10:1) gave 5 (140
mg, 81%), which was recrystallized from n-hexane to give an ana-
CH OBn), 3.49–3.57 (m, 2 H, 3-H, 17-H), 4.53 (s, 2 H, CH Ph),
5
2
2
.48 (s, 1 H, 6-H), 7.29–7.37 (m, 5 H, C H ).
6 5
1
3
C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl ): d = –4.8, –4.6, –4.5, 11.3, 17.9, 18.1,
3
2
0
lytical sample; white solid; mp 148–150 °C; [a]D –28.0 (c = 0.93,
acetone).
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4
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8.2, 20.9, 25.8, 25.9, 27.0, 30.7, 32.0, 36.5, 36.7, 37.1, 37.8, 42.4,
3.7, 44.4, 45.9, 71.5, 71.8, 73.3, 76.4, 81.3, 126.2, 127.6, 127.6,
28.3, 138.3, 144.5.
IR (KBr): 3429, 2955, 2933, 2856, 1637 cm–1.
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+
MS (EI): m/z (%) = 654 (M , 2), 636 ([M – H O] , 22), 533 (100),
5
1
2
H NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d ): d = 0.03 [d, 6 H, J = 3.0 Hz,
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15 (20), 401 (16), 91 (39), 73 (27).
(
CH ) Si], 0.05 [s, 6 H, (CH ) Si], 0.71 (s, 3 H, 18-CH ), 0.87 [s, 9
3 2 3 2 3
+
H, (CH ) CSi], 0.88 [s, 9 H, (CH ) CSi], 1.04 (s, 3 H, 19-CH ), 3.51
HRMS (EI): m/z calcd for C H O Si [M] : 654.4500; found:
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3 3 3 3 3
3
9
66
4
2
(
(
d, 2 H, J = 3.6 Hz, 7-CH OH), 3.55–3.63 (m, 2 H, 3-H, 17-H), 5.28
s, 1 H, 6-H).
54.4463.
2
3
13
C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d ): d = –5.0, –4.7, –4.6, 10.9, 18.2,
6
2
0
Mp 114–116 °C; [a]D –32.1 (c = 1.90, n-hexane).
18.2, 18.8, 21.1, 25.8, 27.0, 31.3, 32.5, 36.9, 37.4, 37.5, 42.5, 42.9,
43.9, 44.3, 46.4, 66.6, 72.6, 73.7, 81.8, 129.1, 142.2.
–
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IR (KBr): 3440, 2956, 2856, 1667 cm .
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1
MS (EI): m/z (%) = 564 (M , <1), 533 (100), 489 (38), 265 (22), 75
H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl ): d = 0.01 [s, 6 H, (CH ) Si], 0.08 [s, 6
3
3 2
(
39).
H, (CH ) Si], 0.69 (s, 3 H, 18-CH ), 0.88 [s, 9 H, (CH ) CSi], 0.90
3
2
3
3 3
[
7
s, 9 H, (CH ) CSi], 1.05 (s, 3 H, 19-CH ), 3.42 (d, 1 H, J = 9.0 Hz,
-CH OBn), 3.46–3.55 (m, 2 H, 3-H, 17-H), 3.56 (d, 1 H, J = 9.0
2
3
3
3
Anal. Calcd for C H O Si : C, 68.03; H, 10.70. Found: C, 68.09;
H, 10.98.
3
2
60
4
2
Hz, 7-CH OBn), 4.52 (d, 1 H, J = 12.6 Hz, CH Ph), 4.60 (d, 1 H,
J = 12.6 Hz, CH Ph), 5.31 (s, 1 H, 6-H), 7.30–7.38 (m, 5 H, C H ).
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Method B: Under N , a portion (2 mL) of a solution of (isopropoxy-
2
2
6
5
dimethylsilyl)methyl chloride (1.70 mL, 9.44 mmol) in anhyd THF
(10 mL) was added to Mg turnings (0.24 g, 10.00 mmol). To the
stirred mixture was added a few drops of 1,2-dibromoethane at r.t.
and an exothermic reaction started in several min. The remaining
solution was added dropwise over 30 min at such a rate as to main-
tain a gently exothermic reaction. After the addition was complete,
the grey mixture was refluxed for 45 min and then cooled to 0 °C.
A solution of 1 (1.00 g, 1.88 mmol) in anhyd THF (15 mL) was add-
ed dropwise at the same temperature over 30 min. The mixture was
1
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C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl ): d = –4.5, –4.2, –4.1, 11.1, 18.4, 18.5,
3
1
4
1
9.3, 21.0, 26.2, 26.2, 27.0, 31.1, 32.3, 36.7, 37.6, 37.6, 42.2, 42.7,
3.9, 44.5, 46.4, 72.7, 73.7, 74.3, 74.6, 81.6, 127.6, 127.8, 127.9,
28.6, 138.6, 143.2.
+
+
MS (EI): m/z (%) = 654 (M , 1), 636 ([M – H O] , 20), 533 (100),
4
2
01 (16), 91 (33), 73 (23).
Anal. Calcd for C H O Si : C, 71.50; H, 10.15. Found: C, 71.35;
H, 10.38.
3
9
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4
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stirred at 0 °C for another 2 h, and aq sat. NH Cl solution (30 mL)
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was added at the same temperature. The organic layer was separat-
ed. The aqueous layer was extracted with EtOAc (3 × 60 mL). The
combined organic extracts were washed with brine, dried (Na SO ),
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b,17b-Bis(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-7b-hydroxymethylan-
drost-5-en-7a-ol (4)
2
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Freshly activated lithium wire (2–3 cm) was added to a solution of
biphenyl (1.10 g, 7.13 mmol) in anhyd THF (20 mL) at 0 °C under
argon. The solution was vigorously stirred at 0 °C for 1.5 h. The re-
and evaporated in vacuo to give an unstable single adduct as a col-
orless oil; R 0.47 (PE–EtOAc, 15:1). To a stirred mixture of color-
f
less crude adduct, MeOH (10 mL), THF (10 mL), KHCO (0.28 g,
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Synthesis 2006, No. 6, 975–978 © Thieme Stuttgart · New York