H-3-mometasone furoate was synthesized by a six step procedure. The la
bel was introduced via the reduction and re-oxidation of the 1,2 doubl
e bond in the A ring. The remaining 4 steps were accomplished with on
overall radiochemical yield of 28%. Analysis by H-3 nmr indicated that
most of the label (almost-equal-to 95%) was located in the 2-position
and the remainder in the 1-position.