The Synthesis of cis and trans 17-Equilenone

WE Bachmann, AL Wilds

Index: Bachmann; Wilds Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1940 , vol. 62, p. 2084,2085

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Abstract

Recently we described the synthesis of d-and I-equilenin and the diastereoisomers d-and Z- isoequilenin. 2 Of the four optically active stereoisomers, only the d-equilenin (the natural hormone) possesses appreciable estrogenic activity. It appeared of interest to determine the effect of removing the hydroxyl group from the molecule. Accordingly, we have synthesized desoxyequilenin and desoxyisoequilenin, both in the racemic forms.