The title compounds, 6-(octyloxy)hexa-hydro-furo[3,2-b]furan-3-ol, C14H26O4, 6-(decyl-oxy)hexa-hydro-furo[3,2-b]furan-3-ol, C16H30O4, 6-(do-decyl-oxy)hexa-hydro-furo[3,2-b]furan-3-ol, C18H34O4, and 6-(tetra-decyl-oxy)hexa-hydro-furo[3,2-b]furan-3-ol, C20H38O4, consist of a polar headgroup (isosorbide) and a lipophilic alkyl chain linked via an ether bridge. Isosorbide is a biobased diol, containing two fused furan rings. One inter-molecular hydrogen bond connects the mol-ecules between the free endo hy-droxy group and the opposing ether oxygen of the V-shaped head group. Thus the mol-ecule layers inter-lock like in a herringbone pattern parallel to the bc plane.
Keywords: carbohydrate derivate; crystal structure; isorbide; short-chain amphiphiles.
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