Synthesis of 2α-Methyldihydrotestosterone from Tigogenin

…, MI Merlani, LS Amiranashvili

Index: Sikharulidze; Merlani; Amiranashvili Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 2001 , vol. 37, # 3 p. 294 - 294

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Abstract

Tigogenin was converted to pregnenolone acetate [3]. The oxime of pregnenolone acetate underwent a Beckmann rearrangement according to Schmidt—Thom. Alkaline hydrolysis of epiandrosterone acetate gives epiandrosterone. Oxidation of the free hydroxy by Jones