The crystal structure of ethyl 2,3-dideoxy-α- d- erythro-hex-2-enopyranoside, C 8H 14O 4, is orthorhombic, P2 12 12 1, with cell dimensions at 123 K [293 K] a = 11.220(2) [11.319(1)], b = 18.387(3) [18.458(2)], c = 8.509(2) [8.635(1)] Å, Z = 8. There are two symmetry-independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. In both molecules, the conformation is o H 5. The alkenic bond is almost exactly planar in one molecule, with C-1C-2C-3C-4 = +0.8°. In the other molecule, this torsion angle is +3.7°. The glycosidic torsion angle, O-5C-1O-1C-7, has normal exo-anomeric values of +71 and +64°. The conformation of the ethoxyl group is extended, with C-1O-1C-7C-8 = +162 and +170°. The primary alcohol group has different orientations, g/t on one molecule, g/g on the other. The characteristic glycosidic bond-shortening observed in the pyranosides is modified in this enopyranoside. Both the ring bond, O-5C-1, and the glycosidic bond, C-1O-1, are short, with distances ranging from 1.409 to 1.425 Å. Solution and solid-state c.p.-m.a.s., 13C-n.m.r. spectra are reported.
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