rare sugar, glucose, crystal structure
The title compound, C6H12O6, a C-3 position epimer of D-galactose, crystallized from an aqueous solution, was confirmed as [beta]-D-pyranose with a 4C1 (C1) conformation. In the crystal, O-H...O hydrogen bonds between the hydroxy groups at the C-1 and C-6 positions connect molecules into a tape structure with an R33(11) ring motif running along the a-axis direction. The tapes are connected by further O-H...O hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network.
http://journals.iucr.org/e/issues/2014/05/00/issconts.html
http://journals.iucr.org/e/issues/2014/05/00/is5352/is5352.pdf
β-D-Gulose
Research papers (academic journals)