title: 1-De-oxy-d-arabinitol.
abstract: Addition of methyl lithium to d-erythrono-1,4-lactone followed by acid deprotection was shown, by X-ray crystallography, to give 1-de-oxy-d-arabinitol, C(5)H(12)O(4), rather than 1-de-oxy-d-ribitol as the major product. The crystal structure exists as hydrogen-bonded chains of mol-ecules running parallel to the c axis which are further linked together by hydrogen bonds. Each mol-ecule is a donor and an acceptor for four hydrogen bonds.
authors.forename: Sarah F
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authors.lastname: Jenkinson
authors.forename: Filipa P
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authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: Kathrine V
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authors.lastname: Booth
authors.forename: George W J
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authors.lastname: Fleet
authors.forename: Ken
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authors.lastname: Izumori
authors.forename: Chu-Yi
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authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: David J
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authors.lastname: Watkin