Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, o3386  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807031522 ]

2-C-Hydroxymethyl-2,3-O-isopropylidene-3-C-methyl--L-erythrose

K. V. Booth, S. F. Jenkinson, D. J. Watkin and G. W. J. Fleet

Abstract: The relative configuration of the title compound, C₉H₁₆O₅, has been firmly established by X-ray crystallographic analysis. The absolute configuration of this sugar was determined by the use of 2-C-methyl-D-ribono-1,4-lactone as the starting material. The structure exists as a hydrogen-bonded network, with each molecule being a donor and an acceptor for two hydrogen bonds.

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