Synthesis 2022; 54(03): 643-654
DOI: 10.1055/a-1647-7610
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Synthesis and Characterization of Hybrid Dimeric Steroid Spiroketals

a   Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CDMX, 04510, México
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b   J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Dolejškova 2155/3, 182 23 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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a   Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CDMX, 04510, México
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a   Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CDMX, 04510, México
› Author Affiliations
Financial support was provided by Dirección General de Asuntos del Personal Académico (Project DGAPA-IN218820), Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Project A1-S-8019), Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (PAIP-5000-9063), and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic through the e-INFRA CZ (ID:90140).


Abstract

The synthesis of six dimeric spiroketals bearing an estradiol half fused to the 5α- or 5β-epimers of androstane, cholestane, and spirostane nuclei is described. The synthetic procedure comprises the Sonogashira­ coupling of different steroid alkynes with 2-iodoestradiol 17-monoacetate, followed by Pd-catalyzed spiroketalization. The structural characterization of the obtained hybrid dimers was performed using a combination of 1D and 2D NMR techniques, and was assisted by DFT calculations. Single crystal X-ray diffraction of one of the obtained compounds confirmed the proposed structures.

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Publication History

Received: 14 August 2021

Accepted after revision: 17 September 2021

Accepted Manuscript online:
17 September 2021

Article published online:
27 October 2021

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