Transformación oxidativa del esteroide 19-noretindrona en mestranol

Translated title of the contribution: Oxidative transformation of steroid 19-norethindrone into mestranol

Héctor Salgado-Zamora, G. Emigdia Flores, A. Ma Elena Campos, J. Rogelio Jiménez

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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 contributionOxidative transformation of steroid 19-norethindrone into mestranol
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)32-36
Number of pages5
JournalRevista Mexicana de Ciencias Farmaceuticas
Volume33
Issue number4
StatePublished - Oct 2002

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