Steroid amines. Part V. 20-Pyrrolidin-1-ylpregnane derivatives
Abstract
The Leuckart reaction with pyrrolidine has been applied to 3β-hydroxypregn-5-en-20-one and to 3β-hydroxy-5α-pregnan-20-one. Mixtures of (20S)-20-pyrrolidin-1-yl-17β-pregnanes and 20ξ-pyrrolidin-1-yl-17α-pregnanes were obtained; the expected (20R)-20-pyrrolidin-1-yl-17β-pregnanes were not isolated.