1-De-oxy-1-fluoro-l-galactitol.

Journal article

The crystal structure unequivocally confirms the relative stereochemistry of the title compound, C(6)H(13)FO(5) [6-de-oxy-6-fluoro-d-galactitol or (2S,3R,4R,5S)-6-fluoro-hexane-1,2,3,4,5-penta-ol]. The absolute stereochemistry was determined from the use of d-galactose as the starting material. In the crystal, the molecules are linked by O-H⋯O and O-H⋯F hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network with each mol-ecule acting as a donor and acceptor for five hydrogen bonds.

Authors: Jenkinson, S; Best, D; Izumori, K; Wilson, F; Weymouth-Wilson, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online
• Volume: 66
• Issue: Pt 6
• Pages: o1330
• Publication date: 2010-01-01
• DOI: 10.1107/s1600536810016624
• EISSN: 1600-5368
• ISSN: 1600-5368
• Language: English