Synthesis and molecular structure of methyl 4-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranuronate

Ján Hirsch; Vratislav Langer; Miroslav Koós

doi:10.3390/10010251

Synthesis and molecular structure of methyl 4-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranuronate

Molecules. 2005 Jan 31;10(1):251-8. doi: 10.3390/10010251.

Authors

Ján Hirsch¹, Vratislav Langer, Miroslav Koós

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-845 38 Bratislava, Slovakia.

Abstract

A method for the preparation of methyl 4-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranuronate and its single crystal X-ray structure determination are reported. The molecule adopts an almost ideal (4)C1 ((degree)C3) conformation.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Crystallography, X-Ray
Glucuronates / chemical synthesis*
Glucuronates / chemistry*
Models, Biological
Models, Molecular
Molecular Conformation

Substances

Glucuronates
methyl 4-O-methylglucuronate