Crystal structure of phenyl-<i>α</i>-<scp>d</scp>-glucopyranoside¹

The crystal structure of the title compound (4) has been determined [P21, a = 13.108(4), b = 5.138(2), c = 18.392(6) Å, β = 103.23°, Z = 4] and refined to R = 0.049. The two molecules in the asymmetric unit differ significantly in the torsion angles about the exocyclic acetal bond. The extended structure is stabilised by a hydrogen-bonding network.