α-d-Tagatopyranose

The title compound, C6H12O6, also known as d-Tagatose, occurs in its furanose and pyranose forms in solution, but only the α-pyranose form crystallizes out. In the crystal, the molecules form hydrogen bonded chains propagating in [100] linked by O—H...O interactions. Furth...

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Main Authors: Francesco Punzo, David J. Watkin, George W. J. Fleet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2009-06-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536809017656