Merrell Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Hoechst Marion Roussel

Timothy Thomas Curran

Michael R Angelastro

Philip M Weintraub

Cynthia A Gates

Chi-Hsin Richard King

Gary A Flynn

Norton P Peet

Joseph P Burkhart

William Arthur Metz, Jr

Gary Alan Flynn

Perfluoroalkyl ketone inhibitors of elastase and processes for making

The present invention provides 4-nitro-.DELTA..sup.4 -3-ketosteroids, their use as steroid C.sub.17-20 lyase and 5.alpha.-reductase inhibitors and to a novel process for preparing a compound of the formula: ##STR1## comprising sequentially: a) reacting a starting compound of the formula ##STR2## with an effective amount of a strong base at an elevated or suitable temperature for a time sufficient to create the corresponding thermodynamic dienolate, followed by addition of a neutral nitrating agent to produce the 4-nitrosteroid; and then;

Process for the preparation of 4-amino-.DELTA.4-3-ketosteroids via

The invention discloses 3-ketosteroids of the following formula used to inhibit steroid C.sub.17-20 lyase: ##STR1## wherein R is OH, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkanoyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkanoyloxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkanol, COCH.sub.2 OH, CO.sub.2 H, CONR.sub.7 R.sub.8, cyclopropyloxy, cyclopropylamino, acetylthioalkane, 2,2-dimethyldioxolan4-yl, 1,2-dihydroxyethyl and C.sub.1-4 alkylthiol;

Process for the preparation of 4-amino-.DELTA..sup.4 -3-ketosteroids via

The invention discloses 3-ketosteroids of the following formula used to inhibit steroid 5.alpha.-reductase: ##STR1## wherein R is OH, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkanoyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkanoyloxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkanol, COCH.sub.2 OH, CO.sub.2 H, CONR.sub.7 R.sub.8, cyclopropoxy, acetylthioalkane, cyclopylamino, 2-2-dimethyldioxolan-4-yl, 1,2-dihydroxyethyl and C.sub.1-4 alkanethiol;

Certain 3-ketosteroids used to inhibit steroid 5.alpha.-reductase

Process for the preparation of 4-amino- 4-3-ketosteroids via 4-nitro-

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