Novel 1,2-methylene-17.alpha.-acyloxy (or improved hydroxy)-9.beta., 10.alpha.-steroid compounds of the pregnane series, pharmaceutic preparations on the basis of the novel compounds and methods of producing said compounds and preparations

A compound of the formula ##SPC35##

• wherein X is hydrogen and Y is a member selected from the group consisting of hydroxy and esterified hydroxy of 1-20 carbon atoms derived from an acid containing only carbon, hydrogen and carboxylic moieties or X and Y together form a double bonded oxygen atom, R.sub.3 is a member selected from the group consisting of 3-keto-4-dehydro, 3-keto-4,6-bisdehydro-, 3-OR'-3,5-bisdehydro and 3-OR'-4,6-bisdehydro wherein OR' is a member selected from the group consisting of esterified hydroxy of 1-20 carbon atoms derived from an acid containing only carbon, hydrogen and carboxylic moieties, methoxy, ethoxy, butoxy, cyclohexyloxy, benzyloxy, tetrahydrofuranyloxy and tetrahydro-pyranyloxy, R.sub.6 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine, fluorine, 6,6-difluoro, 6,6-dichloro and methyl, R.sub.7 is a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and 6,7-methylene with the proviso that R.sub.7 is 6,7 methylene when R.sub.6 is hydrogen and R.sub.6 is a member of the group consisting of hydrogen, chlorine and fluorine and R.sub.3 is 3-keto-4-dehydro when R.sub.7 is 6,7-methylene, R.sub.17 is a member of the group consisting of esterified hydroxy of 1 to 5 carbon atoms and esterified hydroxy of 1 to 8 carbon atoms derived from an acid containing only carbon, hydrogen and carboxylic moieties, R.sub.21 is a member of the group consisting of hydrogen, fluorine, hydroxy and esterified hydroxy of 1 to 20 carbon atoms derived from an acid containing only carbon, hydrogen and carboxylic moieties, and R.sub.13 is a member of the group consisting of methyl and ethyl.