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Published on: November 17, 2011
16α,17α-Ep-oxy-17β-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)androst-4-en-3-one monohydrate
Abstract:
In the title compound, C(22)H(28)N(2)O(2)·H(2)O, rings B and C adopt chair conformations. Ring A adopts an envelope conformation, with the non-fused C atom adjacent to the fused C atom bearing a methyl group as the flap atom. Ring D also adopts an envelope conformation, with the fused C atom not bearing a methyl group as the flap atom. The water mol-ecule links the mol-ecules via O-H⋯O and O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming zigzag chains which run parallel to the c axis. Weak C-H⋯O inter-actions also occur.
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