title: 6-De-oxy-6-fluoro-d-galactose.
abstract: The crystal structure unequivocally confirms the relative stereochemistry of the title compound, C(6)H(11)FO(5). The absolute stereochemistry was determined by the use of d-galactose as the starting material. The compound exists as a three-dimensional O-H⋯O hydrogen-bonded network with each mol-ecule acting as a donor and acceptor for four hydrogen bonds.
authors.forename: Sarah F
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authors.lastname: Jenkinson
authors.forename: Daniel
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authors.lastname: Best
authors.forename: Ken
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authors.lastname: Izumori
authors.forename: Francis X
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authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Alexander C
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authors.lastname: Weymouth-Wilson
authors.forename: George W J
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authors.lastname: Fleet
authors.forename: Amber L
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authors.lastname: Thompson