title: Crystal structure of 1,2,3,5-di-O-methyl-ene-α-d-xylo-furan-ose.
abstract: The title compound, C7H10O5, was synthesized by reaction of d-xylose with paraformaldehyde. In the crystal, the central part of the mol-ecule consists of a five-membered C4O ring with an envelope conformation, with the methine C atom adjacent to the O atom being the flap. The protected O atoms of both cyclic acetal groups are oriented so that the four chiral C atoms of the furan-ose part show an R configuration. C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds are present between adjacent mol-ecules, generating a three-dimensional network.
authors.affiliation: Fakultät Chemie/Organische Chemie, Hochschule Aalen, Beethovenstrasse 1, D-73430 Aalen, Germany.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tiritiris
authors.affiliation: Fakultät Chemie/Organische Chemie, Hochschule Aalen, Beethovenstrasse 1, D-73430 Aalen, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tussetschläger
authors.affiliation: Fakultät Chemie/Organische Chemie, Hochschule Aalen, Beethovenstrasse 1, D-73430 Aalen, Germany.
authors.forename: Willi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kantlehner
keywords: C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds; acetalation; crystal structure; d-xylose