Abstract A simple and convenient method has been developed to prepare sulfates of anabolic 17β-hydroxy-17α-methyl steroids. The sulfates of methandienone, 17α- methyltestosterone, mestanolone, oxandrolone, and stanozolol were prepared. Different A- ring functions were not affected under the sulfation condition. The buffered hydrolyses of these sulfates provided the 17-epimers of the original steroids and 17, 17-dimethyl-18-nor ...
