An aza-steroidal [17,16-c]pyrazole derivative: 2'-(p-fluorophenyl)-17a-aza-2'H-pyrazolo[4',3':16,17]-D-homoandrost-4-en-3-one.

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(26)H(30)FN(3)O, contains two crystallographically independent molecules, the core skeletons of which have the same absolute configuration and almost identical conformations, except for differences in the orientation of the p-fluorophenyl ring. The tetrahydropyridine ring adopts a half-chair conformation, while the cyclohexenone ring has a slightly distorted envelope conformation. The cyclohexane rings have chair conformations, sometimes slightly distorted. Intermolecular N-H.O, N-H.N and C-H.F interactions and an intramolecular C-H.N interaction are observed.