The addition of hypobromous acid to 3β,17β-diacetoxy-4-estrene and an equilibration study involving neighboring group participation by the a-ring acetoxy group

Steroids ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-461
Author(s):  
Douglas F. Covey ◽  
Vinod D. Parikh
1982 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Kočovský ◽  
František Tureček ◽  
Václav Černý

Mechnism of hydrobromous acid addition to 2,3- and 5,6-unsaturated steroids bearing a 19-acetoxy group were established by means of isotopic labeling. In the cleavage of 2α,3α-bromonium ion III participation by the 19-acetoxyl predominates over external attack, 5(O)n process being the major (88%) and 7(O)π,n process the minor (10%) reaction. The external attack by water contributes only 2%. The 5α,6α-bromonium ion XI is cleaved by participation of the 19-acetoxyl at C(5) in a 6(O)π,n process (78%) via XII - XIII. Cleveage at C(6) leads to XIV and occurs partially with 7(O)π,n participation by the 19-acetoxyl (4%) and partially by external attack of water (8%). These results bring evidence for the formation of a seven-membered acetoxonium ion ring as intermediate in participation processes involving ester carbonyl groups.


1982 ◽  
Vol 47 (11) ◽  
pp. 3062-3076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Václav Černý ◽  
Pavel Kočovský

Reactions of the title compounds (bearing an OH, OCH3 or OCOCH3 group at C(19)) involve 5(O)n, 7(O)π,n-participation by the 19-substituent or attack by an external nucleophile. The 6(O)π,n-participation does not occur. The behavior of 1,2-unsaturated (or epoxidated) compounds has been compared with the earlier described 2,3-unsaturated or epoxidated analogs. The 1,2-type is genarally less prone to participation. The reasons for this behavior are discussed.


1980 ◽  
Vol 45 (11) ◽  
pp. 3199-3209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Kočovský ◽  
Václav Černý

Participation of the 19-methoxy and 19-acetoxy group in 3α,4α- and 4α,5α-epoxides IIIc, IVb,c on treatment with aqueous perchloric or hydrobromic acid is investigated and compared with acid treatment of structurally similar 19-substituted 6α,7α- and 5α,6α-epoxides V and VI and with the behavior of analogous 3α,4α- and 4α,5α-bromonium ions. The 3α,4α-epoxides III react readily with 5(O)n participation. The reaction is practically quantitative on perchloric acid treatment. Under the same conditions, the 19-methoxy-4α,5α-epoxide IVb suffers mainly external attack leading to the diol XIb. The neighboring group participation is solely a 5(O)n process giving rise to the cyclic ether X. The 19-acetoxy-4α,5α-epoxide IVc reacts predominantly with participation of the ambident acetoxy group. This reaction is exclusively a 6(O)π,n process affording the diol XVI. External attack proceeds to a limited extent to give the isomeric diol XIc. In this respect the latter compounds react quite analogously to 5α,6α-epoxides VI and 4α,5α- and 5α,6α-bromonium ions bearing 19-acetoxyl.


1983 ◽  
Vol 48 (12) ◽  
pp. 3618-3628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Kočovský

On reaction with hypobromous acid, the unsaturated alcohol IIIa yields the diequatorial bromo epoxide XIX arising from the 5α,6α-bromonium ion XVIIIa on cleavage at C(5) by 19b-hydroxyl group with 6(O)n participation. By contrast, the bromonium ion XVIIIb generated from the unsaturated methyl ether IIIb is cleaved by water as external nucleophile to yield the unstable diaxial bromohydrin XX which undergoes cyclization to the oxirane derivative XXI. A comparison with the reaction course in homologs of the type I and II permits the conclusion that the change in regioselectivity, generally possible outcome of the 5(O)n participation, is only possible for the 6(O)n process if the participating group is a hydroxyl.


1979 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 1483-1495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Kočovský ◽  
Václav Černý ◽  
Miroslava Synáčková

Hypobromous acid action upon the 2,3-unsaturated acetoxy derivative Ia results in the formation of two products, the bromohydrin IVa and the cyclic ether VI as a product of the participation of ether oxygen of the ester group. Both these compounds are formed from the 2α,3α-bromonium ion XIIIa. Under the same conditions the 5,6-unsaturated 19-acetoxy derivative IIa afforded a mixture of the following products: Bromohydrin Xa as the product of a normal reaction course and the isomeric bromohydrin VIIa arising by intramolecular interaction with the carbonyl oxygen of the 19-acetoxy group. Both these compounds are formed from the 5α,6α-bromonium ion XVIIIa. The epimeric 5β,6β-bromonium ion XVIIa gives rise to the bromohydrin XIa. The mechanism of these reactions, difference in behavior of both olefins I and II and the competition between ambident neighboring group participation and external nucleophile attack is discussed.


1980 ◽  
Vol 45 (11) ◽  
pp. 2998-3007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel Kočovský

A seventeen step synthesis of 3β,5-dihydroxy-19-oxo-5β,14α-card-20(22)-enolide (II, title compound) from 3β-benzoyloxy-5-pregnen-20-one (IV) is described. Characteristic features of this approach are the protection of the 19-hydroxy group as methyl ether, recovery of the hydroxyl and the introduction of 5β-hydroxyl on the basis of neighboring group participation. The 19-hydroxy group was regenerated in XIV by a two-step process: Addition of hypobromous acid to the 5,6-double bond leads to the 5α,6α-bromonium ion XV, which is cleaved with 5(O)n participation of the 19-methoxyl group to the cyclic ether XVI, the latter being converted to the 19-hydroxy derivative XVII by treatment with zinc and acetic acid. The 5β-hydroxy group was introduced by hypobromous acid addition to the 5,6-unsaturated 19-formate XVIII which proceeds with 6(O)π,n participation of the formate group (XVIII → XIX → XX).


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