A simple construction of the hydroxy-ketone side chain of corticosteroids from 17-oxo-steroids via nitro-olefins

Abstract
17-Oxo-steriods, in the presence of catalytic amounts of ethylenediamine, react smoothly with nitromethane to give the corresponding nitro-olefins; these are easily transformed into 21-hydroxy-20-oxo-corticosteroids with or without a double bond at position 16.

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