D-Gulono-1,4-lactone is a hexanoic acid used as a starting material in enantiomerically pure compound syntheses, including carbohydrate syntheses.1,2
1.Crawford, T.C.Process for preparing 3,5:4,6- protected derivatives of L- or D- gulonic acid, their use in preparing 2- keto-L- or D- gulonic acid or their esters or L- or D- ascorbic acid, and certain novel 2-nitrato-gulonate intermediates(1979) 2.Hajkó, J., Lipták, A., and Pozsgay, V.Synthesis of L-glucose from D-gulono-1,4-lactoneCarbohydr. Res.321(1-2)116-120(1999)