Claims
- 1. A steroidal compound of the formula: ##STR20## wherein: a and b are hydrogen or lower alkyl of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms;
- e' is .beta.-alkenyl of from 3 to 6 carbon atoms, haloalkenyl of from 3 to 6 carbon atoms, wherein said halogen is of atomic number 17 to 35, halovinyl, hydroxy, mercapto or their alkyl ethers of up to 4 carbon atoms, and carboxyester of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms with the carboxyl functionality bonded to an annular carbon atom through oxygen;
- there is one double bond between the C-17 carbon atom and k signified by the broken line; when the double bond is between the two carbon atoms, k is a perhalocarboxylic acid ester of from 2 to 4 carbon atoms, said halogen being of atomic number 9 to 17 and when the double bond is between the carbon atom and k, k is oxygen;
- j is alkyl of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and
- g is hydrogen, alkyl of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl of from 1 to 2 carbon atoms, or alkanoyloxyalkyl of up to 8 carbon atoms.
- 2. A compound according to claim 1 wherein j and g are methyl, e' is hydroxyl and k is oxygen.
- 3. A compound according to claim 2, wherein a and b are hydrogen or methyl.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 572,380 filed Apr. 28, 1975 now abandoned.
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2666070 |
Murray et al. |
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Johnson et al., J.A.C.S., vol. 93, pp. 4332-34 (1971). |
Divisions (1)
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572380 |
Apr 1975 |
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