Crystal Structure and Antioxidant Activity of 5,6-O-(4-chlorophenyl)-L-Ascorbic Acid Synthesized with Nanosolid Superacid.

The title compound 5,6-O-(4-chlorophenyl)-L-ascorbic acid (C13H11ClO6) was synthesized using nanosolid superacid SO2-4/SnO2 as a catalyst and its structure was characterized by IR, 1H NMR and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. 1H NMR data indicated the product is a mixture of two diastereomer compounds (a(7S) and b(7R)). And the crystal of one diastereomer compound a(7S) belongs to orthorhombic system, space group P212121 with a = 6.