title: 17β-Hy-droxy-17α-methyl-androsta-1,4-dien-3-one.
abstract: The title compound, C20H28O2, is a steroid with strong anabolic properties. The present solvent-free form crystallizes with two mol-ecules per asymmetric unit. In the crystal, both mol-ecules are involved in the formation of O-H⋯O hydrogen-bonded chains which extend along the b-axis direction.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karpinska
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erxleben
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McArdle