Methyl 3-O-α-L-fucopyranosyl α-D-galactopyranoside: a synchrotron study

The title compound, C13H24O10 is the methyl glycoside of a structural element alpha-L-Fucp-(1 -> 3)-alpha-D-Galp making up two thirds of the repeating unit in the capsular polysaccharide of Klebsiella K63. The conformation of the title compound is described by the glycosidic torsion angles phi(H) = 55 (1)degrees and psi H = -24 (1)degrees. The hydroxymethyl group in the galactose residue is present in the gauche-trans conformation. In the crystal, O-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds connect the disaccharide units into chains along the a-axis direction and further hydrogen bonds cross-link the chains.