9,10-Seco-steroids

Abstract

A process for the preparation of 9,10-seco-steroids of the formula ##STR1## WHEREIN R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently are hydrogen, amino, OR.sup.5, OCOR.sup.6 or NHCOR.sup.5 wherein R.sup.5 is hydrogen or lower alkyl and R.sup.6 is lower alkyl or phenyl; R.sup.3 is lower alkyl; R.sup.4 is oxo, ##STR2## wherein R.sup.13 is lower alkyl, lower alkoxy -- lower alkylene, tetrahydropyranyl or tetrahydrofuryl, R.sup.14 is lower alkyl or aryl and R.sup.15 and R.sup.16 are lower alkyl or taken together form lower alkylene or arylene, and n is 1 or 2 is disclosed. The 9,10-seco-steroids of this invention are useful intermediates for the preparation of steroids.

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