Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, o2418-o2419  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809035636 ]

(2S,3R,4R,5R)-3,4-Dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid [(2S,3R,4R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)proline]

D. Best, S. F. Jenkinson, A. L. Thompson, D. J. Watkin, F. X. Wilson, R. J. Nash and G. W. J. Fleet

Abstract: The crystal structure of the title compound, C₆H₁₁NO₅, establishes the relative configuration at the four stereogenic centres; the absolute configuration is determined by the use of D-glucuronolactone as the starting material for the synthesis. Molecules are linked by intermolecular O-HO and N-HO hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional network, with each molecule acting as a donor and acceptor for five hydrogen bonds.

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