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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1987
Filed:
May. 30, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Peter Macdonald, Arese, IT;
Assignee:
Sicor Societa Italiana Corticosteroidi S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
540 63 ; 540 68 ; 540 69 ; 540 70 ;
Abstract
A process for the preparation of 16,17 acetals of pregnane derivatives by trans-ketalization of 16,17-acetonides is described. In the instance of the preparation of 16.alpha.,17.alpha.-butylidenedioxy-11.beta.,21-dihydroxypregna-1,4-diene- 3,20-dione, a compound having useful therapeutic properties, known also as budesonide, it is possible to obtain the more active epimer with high selectivity and remarkable economic advantages in comparison with the known methods. New 16,17 acetals of pregnane derivatives, which can be prepared by the method of the invention, are also described.