Methyl α-L-sorboside monohydrate

Abstract

Methyl L-sorboside monohydrate, C7H14O6·H2O, was prepared from the rare sugar L-sorbose, C6H12O6, and crystallized. It was confirmed that methyl L-sorboside formed α-pyranose with a 2 C 5 conformation and crystallized with one water molecule of crystallization. In the crystal, molecules are linked by O—H...O hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network. The unit-cell volume of the title compound, methyl L-sorboside monohydrate, is 481.13 (2) Å3 (Z = 2), which is about 108.16 Å3 (29.0%) greater than that of half the amount of the chemical α-L-sorbose [745.94 (2) Å3 (Z = 4)].