title: 2a,3a-Dihydroxy-androstan-16-one.
abstract: The title compound, C(19)H(28)O(4), is a new androstane steroid derivative. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked along the a axis by inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Xiao-Jiang
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu