“…Oxidation of 17 α -hydroxyestra-4,9-dien-3-one (16) to estra-4,9-diene-3,17-dione : mp 125.2−126.5 °C; lit . mp 130−131 °C; lit . mp 119−121 °C; 13 C NMR δ = 13.45 (q, 18-C), 22.15 (t), 25.42 (t), 26.12 (t), 26.76 (t), 30.94 (t), 31.71 (t), 36.11 (t), 37.26 (t), 38.96 (d, 14-C), 47.74 (s, 13-C), 51.39 (d, 8-C), 122.65 (d, 4-C), 126.42 (s, 10-C), 145.23 (s), 157.07 (s), 199.78 (s, 3-C), 219.95 (s, 17-C).…”