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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 1984
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Verlan H Van Rheenen, Portage, MI (US);
Joseph M Timko, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07J / ; C07J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
26039745 ; 2603971 ;
Abstract
.DELTA..sup.4 -3-keto, .DELTA..sup.1,4 -3-keto and 3.beta.-hydroxy 17-keto steroids (I) are transformed into the corresponding 16-.beta.-methyl-17-keto steroids (IV) by first activating the C-16 position, then methylating. By protecting the C-3 position of the .DELTA..sup.4 -3-keto and 3.beta.-hydroxy steroids the yields are greatly increased.