title: 1-De-oxy-1-fluoro-l-galactitol.
abstract: 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.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