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CONVERSION OF 15α-HYDROXY-11-OXO-PROGESTERONE TO 3β,11α,15β-TRIHYDROXY-5-PREGNEN-20-ONE
Weihe, Gary R.,McMorris, Trevor C.
, p. 291 - 302 (1981)
3β,11α,15β-Trihydroxy-5-pregnen-20-one, an intermediate required for the synthesis of the oogoniols, has been prepared from 15α-hydroxy-11-oxo-progesterone in an overall yield of 16percent.The three isomers (at C-11, C-15) of the pregnene were also prepared.
