Résumé : We present here the 9-step synthesis of 10, the first rhenium organometallic complex of oestradiol substituted at the 11β position. This hormone retains acceptable binding affinity for the oestradiol receptor at 0 °C (11%) while its partition coefficient shows it is more lipophilic than oestradiol. The test of its agonist/antagonist activity on oestrogen receptor positive cell line (MVLN) shows it acts as a potent agonist almost as strong as oestradiol itself. © 2001 Académie des sciences/Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS.