By X-ray crystallographic analysis and NMR spectroscopy it was demonstrated that the conformations of several D-homo-6-oxa-8α analogs of steroidal estrogens are similar in the crystal and in solution. The distances between the hydrogen atoms in these molecules, calculated by the ab initio and MM + methods, correspond to the experimental data.At the present time intensive searches are being made for specific inhibitors of the enzymes responsible for the metabolism of steroidal hormones [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. Such inhibitors are needed for the treatment of various illnesses caused both by imbalance in the hormone content of the organism and by oncological factors. An important condition for the selection of new steroids for detailed investigation is the absence of hormonal activity.Steroid-like compounds bonded covalently to other types of biologically active substances could be used to transport the latter into the target organs and, in the case of peptidylsteroids, to protect them against destruction by the action of proteases [8-10]. The D-homo-6-oxa-8α analogs of steroidal estrogens 1-4 are promising for the synthesis of compounds with such properties [11,12]. O OAc R R O Me H H H O O O R H H H 1 2 1-3 4a,b 1 R 1 = R 2 = H; 2 R 1 = H, R 2 = Me; 3 R 1 = Me, R 2 = H; 4 a R = Me, b R = HThe biological activity of estrogen receptor modulators is determined to a significant degree by the structure of their complexes with the hormone receptors [13][14][15]. Ever greater attention is therefore being paid to the analysis of such complexes aimed at revealing criteria that make it possible to evaluate the biological characteristics of new ligands mediated by a given receptor during the planned selection of new substances for synthesis [16].