The Origin of 3
-Ureido-11ß-hydroxy-
4-androsten-17-one
David K. Fukushima 1
From the
1 From the Institute for Steroid Research, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, New York, New York 10467
Urea and the allylic alcohol 3
,11ß-dihydroxy-
4-androsten-17-one react readily in aqueous solution at pH 5 to yield the novel compound 3
-ureido-11ß-hydroxy-
4-androsten-17-one.
Submitted on March 31, 1966