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a Free energy of the α − anomer (kJ/mol); b Free energy of the β − anomer (kJ/mol); † Ref. 63 ; ‡ Ref. 62 ; § Ref. 67. A positive value of the difference denotes the $^{4}$C$_{1}$ as the most stable conformer 

