Abstract: 17&bgr;-(N-tert-butylcarbamoyl)-3-one-4-aza-steroids (I) can be obtained by a process which comprises the reaction of 17&bgr;-(alkoxycarbonyl)-3-one-4-aza-steroid with lithium tert-butylamide in an organic solvent. Some compounds of formula (I), for example, finasteride, are useful as inhibitors of 5&agr;-reductase, and can be used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and alopecia.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 5, 2001
Date of Patent:
January 21, 2003
Assignee:
Raga Consultores, S.L.
Inventors:
Luis Octavio Silva Guisasola, Cristina Blanco Fernandez, Antonio Lorente Bonde-Larsen, Jorge Martin Juarez
Abstract: 17&bgr;-(N-tert-butylcarbamoyl)-3-one-4-aza-steroids (I) can be obtained by a process which comprises the reaction of 17&bgr;-(alkoxycarbonyl)-3-one-4-aza-steroid with lithium tert-butylamide in an organic solvent. Some compounds of formula (I), for example, finasteride, are useful as inhibitors of 5&agr;-reductase, and can be used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and alopecia.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 5, 2001
Publication date:
July 19, 2001
Applicant:
Raga Consultores, S.L.
Inventors:
Luis Octavio Silva Guisasola, Cristina Blanco Fernandez, Antonio Lorente Bonde-Larsen, Jorge Martin Juarez