Configurational and conformational classification of pyranose sugars

Collins, A., Parkin, A., Barr, G., Dong, W., Gilmore, C. J. and Wilson, C. C. (2008) Configurational and conformational classification of pyranose sugars. Acta Crystallographica. Section B: Structural Science, 64, pp. 57-65. (doi: 10.1107/S0108768107067341)

Abstract

Automated cluster analysis is used to examine the conformation and configuration of pyranose sugars. Previous findings on this issue are confirmed, importantly from an analysis that requires no prior knowledge of the significant factors determining the conformational classification. The findings on the conformations adopted in the crystalline solid state are found to be different to existing quantum chemical calculations performed for D-glucose in the gas phase, but consistent with empirically determined conformations in the solution state. The use of this clustering analysis in studying chirality in the determined structures is discussed, as is the ability of this type of method to examine higher dimensions within the metric multi-dimensional scaling formalism.

• Item Type: Articles
• Keywords: AMIDES AQUEOUS-SOLUTION CARBOXYLIC-ACIDS Chirality CLASSIFICATION CLUSTER cluster analysis CLUSTER-ANALYSIS clustering CONFORMATION CONFORMATIONS CONFORMERS CRYSTAL-STRUCTURES CRYSTALLINE DATABASE DIMENSIONS GAS GAS-PHASE GLUCOPYRANOSE IDENTIFYING STRUCTURAL MOTIFS PHASE QUANTUM RELATIVE STABILITY SOLID-STATE STATE Structure
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Barr, Dr Gordon and Wilson, Professor Charles and Gilmore, Professor Chris and Collins, Miss Anna and Parkin, Dr Andrew
• Authors: Collins, A., Parkin, A., Barr, G., Dong, W., Gilmore, C. J., and Wilson, C. C.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry
• Journal Name: Acta Crystallographica. Section B: Structural Science
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
• ISSN: 0108-7681
• ISSN (Online): 1600-5740