Partialsynthetische Versuche in der Reihe der Herzgifte, 8. Mitteilungl) Synthesis of a homologous SP-hydroxycard-5,22-dienolide. -Summary. We describe the synthesis of 4'-[(3~-hydroxy-androst-5-en-l7~-yl)methyl]-Z'(5')-furanone (22) starting from 3~-acetoxy-androst-5-ene-l7~-carhoxylic acid (5).4 6 7 8