- Glucal
Chembox new
Reference= [ [http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/search/ProductDetail/ALDRICH/464058 Glucal] at Sigma-Aldrich]
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IUPACName=("2R,3S,4R")-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-3,4-diol
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Section1= Chembox Identifiers
CASNo=13265-84-4
PubChem=2734736
SMILES=C1=COC(C(C1O)O)CO
Section2= Chembox Properties
Formula=C6H10O4
MolarMass=146.1412
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MeltingPt=58-60 °C
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Section3= Chembox Hazards
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SPhrases=S22 S24/25Glucal is the
glycal formed fromglucose . It is a chemical intermediate in the synthesis of a variety ofoligosaccharide s. [Seeberger, P.H., et al. "Aldrichimica Acta" 30, 75, (1997)]Glucal and its derivatives can be converted to other chemically useful sugars using the
Ferrier rearrangement .References
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