1β,15α-Dihy-droxy-16α,17-ep-oxy-pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione

Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2013 Mar 1;69(Pt 3):o447. doi: 10.1107/S1600536813005023. Epub 2013 Feb 28.

Abstract

The title mol-ecule, C21H28O5, is composed of three six-membered rings (A/B/C) and a five-membered ring (D). Ring A adopts a 1α-sofa conformation, while rings B and C adopt chair conformations. Cyclo-pentane ring D adopts a 14α-envelope conformation. In the crystal, O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds lead to the formation of ribbons running along the a axis. The structure is further consolidated by C-H⋯O inter-actions, which link the molecules head-to-tail into ribbons along the a axis.