Abstract: | In the title compound, 4‐(3β‐hydroxy‐17‐oxoandrost‐5‐en‐16‐ylidenemethyl)benzonitrile, C27H31NO2, rings A and C of the steroid nucleus are in chair conformations. The central six‐membered ring B is in an 8β,9α‐half‐chair conformation, while the five‐membered ring D adopts a 13β,14α‐half‐chair conformation. The cyanobenzylidene moiety has an E configuration with respect to the carbonyl group at position C17. The dihedral angle between the planes of the steroid nucleus and the cyanobenzylidene moiety is 22.61 (15)°. Intermolecular O—H⃛N hydrogen bonds formed between the hydroxyl group of the steroid and the N atom of the cyanobenzylidene moiety of symmetry‐related molecules link the steroid molecules into chains which run parallel to the b axis. |