title: (3R,4S,5S)-4-Hydr-oxy-3-methyl-5-[(2S,3R)-3-methyl-pent-4-en-2-yl]tetra-hydro-furan-2-one.
abstract: The title compound, C(11)H(18)O(3), was synthesized to prove the relative configuration of the corresponding acyclic C1-C8 stereopentade. It crystallizes with two mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit, which show only slight differences. The mol-ecules are linked via O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, resulting in two crystallographically independent chains of mol-ecules propagating in the a-axis direction. The absolute configuration was known from the synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Fakultät Chemie, Technische Universität Dortmund, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6, 44221 Dortmund, Germany.
authors.forename: Annika
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schürmann
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Preut
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiersemann