128-23-4

Usage

Uses

Used in Pharmaceutical Industry:
PREGNANEDIONE is used as a pharmaceutical compound for its potential therapeutic applications. As a metabolite of Progesterone, it may have implications in the development of treatments for various conditions related to hormonal balance and reproductive health.
Used in Research Applications:
PREGNANEDIONE is utilized as a research tool in scientific studies to investigate the role of neurosteroids and their metabolites in various physiological and pathological processes. Its unique structure and properties make it valuable for understanding the mechanisms of action and potential therapeutic targets in the field of endocrinology and neuroscience.

InChI:InChI=1/C21H32O2/c1-13(22)17-6-7-18-16-5-4-14-12-15(23)8-10-20(14,2)19(16)9-11-21(17,18)3/h14,16-19H,4-12H2,1-3H3

Upstream product

• 57-83-0 Progesterone 
• 145-13-1 Pregnenolone 
• 53-57-6 NADPH 
• 64-19-7 acetic acid 

Downstream Products

• 57-83-0 Progesterone 
• 565-94-6 11α-hydroxy-5β-pregnane-3,20-dione 
• 80-89-7 pregnadiol 
• 80-90-0 UC₁₀₂₀ 
• 80-89-7 UC₁₀₁₃ 
• 2135-48-0 3β-Benzylidenamino-5β-pregnanon-(20) 
• 2394-44-7 epipregnanolone acetate 
• 2136-42-7 3β-(4-Methoxy-benzylamino)-5β-pregnanon-(20) 
• 6246-69-1 3β-Amino-5β-pregnanon-(20)-oxim 
• 96270-54-1 3β-Benzylamino-5β-pregnan 
• 171494-08-9 3α-hydroxy-3β-(3'-phenyl-1'-propynyl)-5β-pregnan-20-one 
• 1256911-22-4 20-oxo-5β-pregnan-3α-yl (2S)-5-(benzyloxy)-2-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-5-oxo-pentanoate 
• 128-20-1 PREGNANOLONE 
• 54353-11-6 20α-Hydroxy-5β-pregnan-3-one 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Hydrogenation reaction method

The invention relates to a hydrogenation reaction method, and belongs to the technical field of organic synthesis. The hydrogenation reaction method provided by the invention comprises the following steps: carrying out a hydrogen transfer reaction on a hydrogen acceptor compound, pinacol borane and a catalyst in a solvent in the presence of proton hydrogen, so that the hydrogen acceptor compound is subjected to a hydrogenation reaction; the catalyst is one or more than two of a palladium catalyst, an iridium catalyst and a rhodium catalyst; the hydrogen acceptor compound comprises one or morethan two functional groups of carbon-carbon double bonds, carbon-carbon triple bonds, carbon-oxygen double bonds, carbon-nitrogen double bonds, nitrogen-nitrogen double bonds, nitryl, carbon-nitrogentriple bonds and epoxy. The method is mild in reaction condition, easy to operate, high in yield, short in reaction time, wide in substrate application range, suitable for carbon-carbon double bonds,carbon-carbon triple bonds, carbon-oxygen double bonds, carbon-nitrogen double bonds, nitrogen-nitrogen double bonds, nitryl, carbon-nitrogen triple bonds and epoxy functional groups, good in selectivity and high in reaction specificity.

Generalized Chemoselective Transfer Hydrogenation/Hydrodeuteration

A generalized, simple and efficient transfer hydrogenation of unsaturated bonds has been developed using HBPin and various proton reagents as hydrogen sources. The substrates, including alkenes, alkynes, aromatic heterocycles, aldehydes, ketones, imines, azo, nitro, epoxy and nitrile compounds, are all applied to this catalytic system. Various groups, which cannot survive under the Pd/C/H2 combination, are tolerated. The activity of the reactants was studied and the trends are as follows: styrene'diphenylmethanimine'benzaldehyde'azobenzene'nitrobenzene'quinoline'acetophenone'benzonitrile. Substrates bearing two or more different unsaturated bonds were also investigated and transfer hydrogenation occurred with excellent chemoselectivity. Nano-palladium catalyst in situ generated from Pd(OAc)2 and HBPin extremely improved the TH efficiency. Furthermore, chemoselective anti-Markovnikov hydrodeuteration of terminal aromatic olefins was achieved using D2O and HBPin via in situ HD generation and discrimination. (Figure presented.).

Tetrabutylammonium prolinate-based ionic liquids: A combined asymmetric catalysis, antimicrobial toxicity and biodegradation assessment

Chiral ionic liquids (CILs) tetrabutylammonium-(S)-prolinate, tetrabutylammonium-(R)-prolinate and tetrabutylammonium trans-4-hydroxy-(S)- prolinate were investigated as chiral additives in the Pd-catalyzed enantioselective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated ketones. These CILs were easily prepared in one step from the aminoacid and tetrabutylammonium hydroxide and characterized (NMR, IR, optical rotation, elemental analysis, DSC, viscosity, decomposition temperature). The research strategy was to assess the antimicrobial toxicity (>20 strains) and biodegradability (OECD 301D) of the CILs at the same time as undertaking the asymmetric catalysis study. The Pd-catalyzed enantioselective hydrogenation of the carbon-carbon double bond of α,β-unsaturated ketones under mild conditions (room temperature, 1 atm of H2) in different solvents with CILs present. The best results were obtained in i-PrOH after 18 hours of reaction with a i-PrOH/IL ratio of 5. While all three CILs have low antimicrobial toxicity to a wide range of bacteria and fungi, tetrabutylammonium-(S)-prolinate, tetrabutylammonium-(R)-prolinate and tetrabutylammonium trans-4-hydroxy-(S)-prolinate did not pass the Closed Bottle biodegradation test.

Molecular cloning and heterologous expression of progesterone 5β-reductase from Digitalis lanata Ehrh.

A full-length cDNA clone that encodes progesterone 5β-reductase (5β-POR) was isolated from Digitalis lanata leaves. The reading frame of the 5β-POR gene is 1170 nucleotides corresponding to 389 amino acids. For expression, a Sph1/Sal1 5β-POR fragment was cloned into the pQE vector and was transformed into Escherichia coli strain M15[pREP4]. The recombinant gene was functionally expressed and the recombinant enzyme was characterized. The Km and vmax values for the putative natural substrate progesterone were calculated to be 0.120 mM and 45 nkat mg-1 protein, respectively. Only 5β-pregnane-3,20-dione but not its α-isomer was formed when progesterone was used as the substrate. Kinetic constants for cortisol, cortexone, 4-androstene-3,17-dione and NADPH were also determined. The molecular organization of the 5β-POR gene in D. lanata was determined by Southern blot analysis. The 5β-POR is highly conserved within the genus Digitalis and the respective genes and proteins share considerable homology to putative progesterone reductases from other plant species.

Stereochemistry of the Palladium-catalyzed Hydrogenation of 3-Oxo-4-ene Steroids. V. A Kinetic Study in Basic and Acidic Media

Effects of the β-methyl group at C-10 and some oxygen functions (=O, OH, OAc) at C-11, C-17, and C-20 on the rates of hydrogenation of 3-oxo-4-ene steroids have been studied with palladium catalyst in pyridine or THF/HBr as solvent.In contrast to the hydrogenation in pyridine, the rate in THF/HBr was greatly depressed by the presence of 10β-methyl group.The reactivity of the steroids was enhanced by the oxygen functions, in particular, by 11, 17-dioxo group.The effects of the substituents are discussed from a mechanistic consideration based on the obtained results.

METABOLISM AND CONJUGATION OF PROGESTERONE BY BOVINE LIVER AND ADIPOSE TISSUES, IN VITRO

The ability of bovine liver and fat to metabolize progesterone and also to form glucuronide conjugates with these progestins in vitro was investigated.Tissue supernatants were incubated with progesterone, UDP-glucuronic acid, and a NADPH generating system for 5 hr, at 37 deg C.Steroids were identified by thin-layer chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, and recrystallization to a constant specific activity.The total original radioactivity which could not be removed by exhaustive ether extraction (presumptive conjugates) was 44.7 +/- 14.2percent in liver, 5.0 +/- 3.6percent in subcutaneous fat, and 3.7 +/- 2.2percent in kidney fat samples.Progestins identified in liver samples include 5β-pregnane-3α,20α-diol (free and conjugate), 5β-pregnane-3α,20β-diol (free and conjugate), 3α-hydroxy-5β-pregnan-20-one (free and conjugate), 3β-hydroxy-5β-pregnan-20-one (free), 5β-pregnane-3,20-dione (free), and progesterone (conjugate).Progestins identified in both the free and conjugate fractions of subcutaneous fat and kidney fat samples include progesterone, 3α-hydroxy-5β-pregnan-20-one, 20β-hydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one, and 20α-hydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one.Differences due to sex of bovine used were noted.These results confirm the ability of bovine liver to readily metabolize progesterone and form glucuronide conjugates of these compounds and suggest that adipose tissues take an active role in these actions in cattle.

NAD(P)H Models XV. Reduction of Δ4-3-ketosteroids via their iminium salts, by 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives

Pyrrolidinium salts derived from a series of 17-substituted Δ4-3-ketosteroids are reduced by 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide (BNAH) and 2,6-dimethyl-3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydropyridine (Hantzsch ester, 1 eq.) to the corresponding isomeric 5α- and 5β-enamines which hydrolyse to the corresponding 3-ketosteroids.In the case of the Hantzsch ester reduction, proton transfer from the oxidized Hantzsch ester to the enamine results in the formation of iminium salts, which are further reduced to the corresponding ammonium salts.Mechanistic, stereochemical and biochemical implications of the reactions are discussed.