(17)-Spiro(androst-4-ene-17,2'-oxiran)-3-one is an intermediate in the synthesis of (3α,17α)-4-Chloro-3-hydroxy-17-methyl-18-Norandrosta-4,13-diene-17-methanol (C366868), a metabolite of Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone (DHCMT) and a related compound of clostebol acetate (C587395), an anabolic steroid.