catena-Poly[[sodium-di-μ-β-D-glucose] chloride]

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, {[Na(C(6)H(12)O(6))(2)]Cl}(n), contains six glucose molecules, three Na(+) ions and three Cl(-) ions, i.e. three independent {[Na(C(6)H(12)O(6))(2)]Cl} units. Each of these units forms polymeric chains along the c axis. Each Na(+) ion is surrounded by six O atoms from four glucose molecules, forming a distorted octahedral geometry. All glucose molecules adopt chair conformations. The constituent units are linked into a three-dimensional framework by O-H center dot center dot center dot Cl and O-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds, utilizing all the O-H groups.