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Design and diastereoselective synthesis of C-2,C-20-diaryl steroidal derivatives
Rey, Jullien,O'Riordan, Timothy J. C.,Hu, Haipeng,Snyder, James P.,White, Andrew J. P.,Barrett, Anthony G. M.
, p. 3781 - 3794 (2012/10/08)
A novel and efficient synthetic strategy to access unique C-2 substituted steroid analogues 3 and 4 is described. The unusual C-2 aryl ether analogues 3 were shown to act as virtual antagonists of LRH-1 and were prepared as single diastereoisomers, employing a fifteen-step sequence from pregnenolone (9). The key steps include the stereoconvergent nucleophilic displacement of an epimeric mixture of 3-keto 2-bromo steroids, chemoselective carbonylation of an enol triflate and conversion of a thiopyridyl ester into an aryl ketone. The related C-2 benzyl analogues 4 were prepared in a similar manner. Starting from pregnenolone, a diastereoselective fifteen-step synthesis was developed to access novel C-2-substituted steroid analogues. A range of C-2 benzyl and aryl ether analogues were prepared to probe their efficacy as antagonists of the nuclear receptor LRH-1. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
