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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul M Herrinton, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ; C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
549544 ; 562499 ;
Abstract
The present invention is an oxidative process for the conversion of 21-unsaturated progesterones (I) ##STR1## to the corresponding 3,5-secoandrost-5-one-3,17.beta.-dioic acids (II) ##STR2## by use of either ozone or an oxidizing agent, which are useful intermediates in the production of .DELTA..sup.5 -4-aza-17-carbonyl steroids (III) which are useful in production of 5.alpha.-4-aza amide (IV) pharmaceuticals. Also disclosed are the novel 21-unsaturated progesterones (I-C) and 3,5-secoandrost-5-one-3,17.beta.-dioic acids (II-C).