Crystal structure of potassium (1R)-d-ribit-1-ylsulfonate

The title compound, K+·C5H11O8S− [systematic name: potassium (1R,2R,3R,4R)-1,2,3,4,5-pentahydroxypentane-1-sulfonate], formed by reaction of d-ribose with potassium hydrogen sulfite in water, crystallizes as colourless plates. The anion has an open-chain structure in which the S atom and the C atoms...

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Main Authors: Alan H. Haines, David L. Hughes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2014-11-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
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Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536814022685