Crystal and molecular structure of nitrophenyl 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-β-d-xylopyranosides

Comprehensive structural analyses were performed for o-, m-, and p-nitrophenyl 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-β-d-xylopyranosides. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction data were collected and revealed that meta isomer undergoes temperature-dependent polymorph transition (crystal structures of two polymorphs were obtained). This transition was verified by differential scanning calorimetry. The number of molecules in the independent part of the crystal unit cells of the compounds under investigation was in agreement with the number of resonances in solid-state 13C and 15N NMR spectra. The o- and p-nitrophenyl 2,3,4-tri-O-acetyl-β-d-xylopyranosides exist as single polymorph at room temperature, as confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction measurements.