Name: 16 Dehydropregnenolone acetate
Other name: 3b Acetoxy-5,16-predidien-20-one; 3b-Hydroxy-5,16-pregnadien-20-one acetate; 5,16-Pregnadien-3b-ol-20-one acetate
Molecular formula: C23H32O3
Molecular weight: 356.50
CAS number: 979-02-2

chemical property

White crystalline powder, odorless and odorless, stable in air, easily soluble in ethanol and methanol, insoluble in water.

purpose

1. Intermediate of cortisone acetate, hydrocortisone, and progesterone caproate.

2. Used as an intermediate for steroid hormone drugs, it can be used to manufacture drugs such as corticosteroids, protein solidifying hormones, androgens, and luteinizing hormones

Production methods

Diosgenin can be obtained through several reactions including ring opening, acetylation, oxidation, hydrolysis, and elimination.