Erythrose

Erythrose: Erythrose^[1]

D-Erythrose

L-Erythrose

IUPAC name

(2R,3R)-2,3,4-Trihydroxybutanal (D)
(2S,3S)-2,3,4-Trihydroxybutanal (L)

Identifiers

CAS number 583-50-6 (D)^Y, 533-49-3 (L)^Y

PubChem 94176 (D)

ChemSpider 84990 (D)^Y

ChEBI CHEBI:27904^Y

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SMILES

OC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)C=O (D)
OC[C@H](O)[C@H](O)C=O (L)

InChI

InChI=1S/C4H8O4/c5-1-3(7)4(8)2-6/h1,3-4,6-8H,2H2/t3-,4+/m0/s1^Y
Key: YTBSYETUWUMLBZ-IUYQGCFVSA-N^Y
InChI=1/C4H8O4/c5-1-3(7)4(8)2-6/h1,3-4,6-8H,2H2/t3-,4+/m0/s1
Key: YTBSYETUWUMLBZ-IUYQGCFVBI

Properties

Molecular formula C₄H₈O₄

Molar mass 120.1 g mol⁻¹

Appearance Syrup

Solubility in water Very soluble

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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

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Erythrose is a tetrose carbohydrate with chemical formula C₄H₈O₄. It has one aldehyde group and so is part of the aldose family. The natural isomer is D-erythrose.

References

^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 3637

v · d · eTypes of carbohydrates

General:
Aldose · Ketose · Furanose · Pyranose

Geometry
Cyclohexane conformation · Anomer · Mutarotation

Monosaccharides

Dioses

Aldodiose (Glycolaldehyde)

Trioses

Ketotriose (Dihydroxyacetone) · Aldotriose (Glyceraldehyde)

Tetroses

Ketotetrose (Erythrulose) · Aldotetroses (Erythrose, Threose)

Pentoses

Ketopentose (Ribulose, Xylulose)

Aldopentose (Ribose, Arabinose, Xylose, Lyxose)
Deoxy sugar (Deoxyribose)

Hexoses

Ketohexose (Psicose, Fructose, Sorbose, Tagatose)

Aldohexose (Allose, Altrose, Glucose, Mannose, Gulose, Idose, Galactose, Talose)
Deoxy sugar (Fucose, Fuculose, Rhamnose)

Heptoses

Ketoheptose (Sedoheptulose, Mannoheptulose)

>7

Octose · Nonose (Neuraminic acid)

Multiple

Disaccharides

Sucrose · Lactose · Maltose · Trehalose · Turanose · Cellobiose

Trisaccharides

Raffinose · Melezitose · Maltotriose

Tetrasaccharides

Acarbose · Stachyose

Other oligosaccharides

Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) · Galactooligosaccharides (GOS) · Mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS)

Polysaccharides

Glucose/Glucan: Glycogen · Starch (Amylose, Amylopectin) · Cellulose · Dextrin/Dextran · Beta-glucan (Zymosan, Lentinan, Sizofiran) · Maltodextrin

Fructose/Fructan: Inulin · Levan beta 2→6

Mannose/Mannan

Galactose/Galactan
N-Acetylglucosamine: Chitin

biochemical families: prot · nucl · carb (glpr, alco, glys) · lipd (fata/i, phld, strd, gllp, eico) · amac/i · ncbs/i · ttpy/i

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Erythrose^[1]
D-Erythrose
L-Erythrose
IUPAC name (2R,3R)-2,3,4-Trihydroxybutanal (D) (2S,3S)-2,3,4-Trihydroxybutanal (L)
Identifiers
CAS number	583-50-6 (D)^Y, 533-49-3 (L)^Y
PubChem	94176 (D)
ChemSpider	84990 (D)^Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:27904^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1 Image 2
SMILES OC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)C=O (D) OC[C@H](O)[C@H](O)C=O (L)
InChI InChI=1S/C4H8O4/c5-1-3(7)4(8)2-6/h1,3-4,6-8H,2H2/t3-,4+/m0/s1^Y Key: YTBSYETUWUMLBZ-IUYQGCFVSA-N^Y InChI=1/C4H8O4/c5-1-3(7)4(8)2-6/h1,3-4,6-8H,2H2/t3-,4+/m0/s1 Key: YTBSYETUWUMLBZ-IUYQGCFVBI
Properties
Molecular formula	C₄H₈O₄
Molar mass	120.1 g mol⁻¹
Appearance	Syrup
Solubility in water	Very soluble
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