Table 1.

Experimental enthalpies, entropies, and free energy values^a for the hydration of the sodiated monosaccharides

Ion	n	(kJ/mol)	(J/mol K)	(kJ/mol)b	D(Sac-Na+) (kJ/mol)
AraNa+	1	57.3(2)	74.9(2)	35.0(3)	170c; 173d
	2	43.1(2)	79.5(6)	19.4(4)
XylNa+	1	56.1(2)	76.6(5)	33.3(4)	171c; 183d
	2	44.8(3)	84.1(7)	19.7(5)
RibNa+	1	57.7(1)	87.9(4)	31.5(2)	176c
	2	52.3(1)	113.0(6)	18.6(3)
GlcNa+	1	54.0(1)	73.6(6)	32.0(3)	174c; 183d
	2	51.0(2)	113.0(4)	17.0(3)
GalNa+	1	46.4(1)	64.4(2)	27.4(2)	177c; 205d
	2	42.7(2)	87.9(4)	16.5(3)

Standard pressure is 1000 mbar

^aUncertainties in parentheses

^b –ΔG ^O _n at 298 K

^cExp. values from ref. [19] at 298 K

^dExp. values from ref. [20] at 298 K