Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, o4339-o4341  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806035136 ]

(4R,5R)-Bis(hydroxydimethylmethyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane

G. A. Boyle, H. G. Kruger, G. E. M. Maguire and M. Rademeyer

Abstract: In the title compound, C₁₁H₂₂O₄, certain C-C bond lengths are shorter than expected. As a result of the synthetic precursor being enantiomerically pure, only the R,R enantiomer occurs in the structure. There are two molecules in the asymmetric unit. Both intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds are present between the hydroxyl groups, resulting in a one-dimensional hydrogen-bonding network.

Online 8 September 2006

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