Complex structures with polyols as ligands: The respective tetra- and hexaalcohols erythritol and dulcitol undergo fourfold deprotonation in the presence of CuII to form linear, anionic coordination polymers. In addition, dulcitol forms intramolecular hydrogen bonds (see right).
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Klüfers et al. (1994) studied this question.