Abstract
The development of an alternative procedure for the oxidation of steroid 19-norethindrone (an androgen) into semi-synthetic steroid mestranol (an estrogen) is described. The study evaluated the use of alkylorthoformiates in the A-ring steroid aromatization process. It was found that methyl orthoformate does catalize the ethindrone oxidation process, thus improving mestranol isolation yield. The methodology here described results in a convenient mestranol laboratory scale preparation.
Translated title of the contribution | Oxidative transformation of steroid 19-norethindrone into mestranol |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 32-36 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Farmaceuticas |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 4 |
State | Published - Oct 2002 |