Title compound was obtained by Oppenauer oxidation of 3-beta-hydroxy-5,16-pregnadien-20-oxime (I), with subsequent migration of the double bond, using aluminum isopropoxide and cyclohexanone in toluene.
Oppenauer oxidation of 3-beta-hydroxy-5,16-pregnadien-20-oxime (I), with subsequent migration of the double bond, using aluminum isopropoxide and cyclohexanone in toluene yielded conjugated ketone (II). Then, acetylation with Ac2O in pyridine provided the target oxime acetate.