Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society (Jan 2003)

Synthesis, crystal structure and antiaromatase activity of 17-halo-16,17-seco-5-androstene derivatives

  • Penov-Gaši Katarina M.,
  • Stojanović Srđan Z.,
  • Sakač Marija N.,
  • Đurendić Evgenija A.,
  • Jovanović-Šanta Suzana S.,
  • Stanković S.,
  • Andrić Nebojša L.,
  • Popsavin Mirjana M.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC0310707P
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 68, no. 10
pp. 707 – 714

Abstract

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Starting from 3β-acetoxy-15-cyano-17-oxo-16,17-seco-5-androstene (2) and 3β-acetoxy- 15-cyano-17-hydroxy-17-methyl-16,17-seco-5-androstene (11), new 17-halo-derivatives (5–10 and 13) were obtained. The fluoro derivative 5 was obtained from 17-tosylate 4 in reaction with tetrabutylammonium fluoride. The structure of the 17-iodo-devitive 10 was unambiguously proved by the appropriate X-ray structural analysis. Compounds5–10, as well as 12 and 13 were tested for possible anti-aromatase activity, whereby only compound 9 with bromine as the C-17 substituent, induced 19.4 % inhibition of aromatase activity compared to the control.

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