Synthesis of 19,19-difuoro steroids and of novel B-ring-expanded steroids
Abstract
A site-selective fluorination of 10-formylnortestosterone 17-benzoate (4) which allows access to 19,19-difuoro steroids is described, and an associated rearrangement reaction yields the novel abeo-testosterone derivative (6) and thence the homoestradiol derivative (7); the X-ray structure of (6) is reported.