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Synthesis of 3-carboxy-20-keto steroid, SB 209963, a 5α-reductase inhibitor, by palladium-catalyzed hydroxycarbonylation
✍ Scribed by Marvin S. Yu; Neil H. Baine
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 121 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-4039
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✦ Synopsis
SB 209963 was produced in three steps starting from 17[3-carboxyandrost-4-en-3-one. A palladiumcatalyzed hydroxycarbonylation introduced the carboxylic acid under mild conditions without epimerization at C-17. This reaction represents the first example of hydroxycarbonylation of a vinyl halide under neutral conditions.
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Steroidal 3-carboxy-20-ketones have been prepared within two structural series, the androsta-3,5-dienes and the estra-1,3,5-trienes, as potential inhibitors of types 1 and 2 steroid 5 alpha-reductase, the enzyme activity responsible for the final step in biosynthesis of dihydrotestosterone. These co