N-Benzyl-1,3-dideoxy-1,3-imino-l-xylitol

Abstract

The structure determination confirms the stereochemistry of the title compound, C12H17NO3, which contains a four-membered azetidine ring system. The absolute configuration was determined by the use of d-glucose as the starting material. In the crystal, O—H...O and O—H...N hydrogen bonds link the molecules into layers in the ab plane.