title: Synthesis of 5 alpha-androstane-3 alpha,17 beta-diol 3- and 17-glucuronides.
abstract: The glucuronidation of 5 alpha-androstane-3 alpha,17 beta-diol (3 alpha-diol) was carried out by three different methods: The Koenigs-Knorr reaction using methyl-2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-1 alpha-bromo-1-deoxy-beta-D-glucuronate, by employing methyl-2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-1-O-(trichloroacetimidoyl)-alpha-D-gl ucopyranuronate (imidate procedure), and by the reaction of 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-alpha-D-glucopyranuronate catalyzed by trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (triflate method). The Koenigs-Knorr method gave the beta-anomers of both the 3- and 17-glucuronides. The imidate procedure also resulted in the beta-anomers of the 3- and 17-glucuronides, but in lower yield. The triflate method, however, yielded only the alpha-anomers of the 3- and 17-glucuronides. The structural assignments of these compounds were made from NMR spectral data obtained with a 500 mHz instrument.
mesh_terms: D015113:Androstane-3,17-diol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D000732:Androstanols / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008722:Methods
chemical_list: D000732:Androstanols; D015113:Androstane-3,17-diol; C028895:androstane-3,17-diol glucuronide