The crystal structure of 4-nitrophenyl-<i>α</i>-<scp>d</scp>-glucopyranoside¹

The structure of the title compound has been determined and refined to R 0.032 [P21, a = 28.045(6), b = 6.767(2), c = 6.719(2) Å, β = 90.30(2)°, Z = 4]. The two independent molecules differ mainly in relative ring orientation. Bond lengths at the acetal centre are not significantly different.