%0 Journal Article %T A novel route to 3-hydroxy-16,17-seco-estrone derivatives (NOTE) %A SUZANA S. JOVANOVIC-SANTA %A VJERA M. PEJANOVIC %A JULIJANA A. PETROVIC %J Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society %D 1999 %I Serbian Chemical Society %X Starting from 3-benzyloxy-17-hydroxy-16,17-secoestra-1,3,5(10)-triene-16-nitrile (1b), 17-tosylate 2b and also 17-chloro-, 17-bromo- and 17-iodo-derivatives 4b, 5b, and 6b, were obtained. The fluoro-derivative 3b was obtained from 2b in the reaction with tetrabutyl ammonium fluoride. The deprotection of the 3-hydroxyl group was achieved by action of hydrogen in presence of Pd/C as a catalyst, yielding six new 3-hydroxy-16,17-seco-estrone derivatives. %K 3-hydroxy-16 %K 17-seco-estrone derivatives %K halogeno steroids %K hydrogenolysis %U http://www.shd.org.yu/HtDocs/SHD/Vol64/No5-Pdf/V64-no5&6-9.zip