1. Sorbitol may be classed as either of the D or the L series. C. S. Hudson has discussed the factors affecting this nomenclature in Vol. I of this series, pp. 14–15. The historical precedent is in favor of D-sorbitol, but there has been considerable confusion as to which designation is preferable. We prefer to regard sorbitol as a trivial name for the naturally occurring isomer, without designating it as D- or L-sorbitol. The enantiomorph is then either L-glucitol or D-gulitol and the name sorbitol is reserved exclusively for the natural isomer. When theoretical considerations require an assignment to a steric series, sorbitol may be called either D-glucitol or L-gulitol, whichever is apt.
2. Historical Aspects Of Emil Fischer'S Fundamental Conventions For Writing Stereo-Formulas In A Plane
3. Sources of d-Sorbitol