Physical and Chemical Properties | Crystallization. |
Use | an intermediate of spironolactone. |
production method | 17 α-ethynyl-3 β,17 β-dihydroxyandrostin-5-ene may be used, (I. E., acetylene androstenediol) substituted by (methyl magnesium iodide on ethynyl group) and carboxylated and hydrolyzed to form 3 β,17 β-dihydroxyandrostin-5-en-17 α-propionic acid, this product is further prepared by salt formation and (alkynyl) catalytic hydrogenation. |