2,3,4,5-Tetra-O-acetyl-1,6-di-O-(triphenylmethyl)-D-mannitol

The central six-C-atom chain of the title compound, C₅₂H₅₀O₁₀, adopts a nearly planar extended conformation free from C//C, C//O and O//O 1,3-parallel interactions. The three torsion angles formed by these atoms have values of 177.4 (2), 174.2 (2) and -178.0 (2)°. The bulky triphenylmethyl groups which are oriented gauche to their neighbouring acetoxy groups with O-C-C-O torsion angles -69.8 (2) and -63.0 (2)° cause no distortion of the bond lengths and bond angles of the sugar moiety.

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