“…mp 160-16117® and 163-165°l;b). 21 -Chloro-5a-pregn-17(20) -en-3/3-ol Acetate (2a).•-A solution of 47.4 g of 17a-vinyl-5a-androstane-3/3,17/3-diol 3-acetate (lc) in 1160 ml of ether and 13.3 ml of pyridine was cooled to 0°and treated with 30.0 ml of thionyl chloride. The mixture was stirred at 0°for 10 min and then concentrated to dryness under reduced pressure.…”