Posted by PA on March 12, 1997 at 20:01:51:
In Reply to: Question for PA posted by Jef on March 12, 1997 at 17:04:34:
: If a person had (theoretically, of course) some free testosterone, and wanted to methylate it, how might he go about doing this?
: Methyl test seems to be the common intermediate in making all sorts of fun stuff.
: thx
testosterone is not a good starting material for methyltest,
androstenedione or DHEA are the usual ones. Both require two reaction steps
to get to methyltest.
If you are not an experienced synthetic chemist with access to a well
equipped lab than do not even entertain the thought of attempting these
syntheses.
PA