Author's Organization:Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama
17β-(3-Furyl)-5β, 14β-androstane-3β, 14β-diol, a promissing relay compound leading to digitoxigenin, was synthesized starting with 3β-acetoxy-5β-pregn-14-en-20-one.