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G2354

Sigma-Aldrich

α-D(+)-Glucose pentaacetate

99%

Synonym(s):

1,2,3,4,6-Penta-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranose

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H22O11
CAS Number:
604-68-2
Molecular Weight:
390.34
Beilstein:
98852
EC Number:
210-073-2
MDL number:
MFCD00064071
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
24895094
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

99%

optical activity

[α]20/D ≥+98°, c = 1 in ethanol

mp

109-111 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(=O)OC[C@H]1O[C@H](OC(C)=O)[C@H](OC(C)=O)[C@@H](OC(C)=O)[C@@H]1OC(C)=O

InChI

1S/C16H22O11/c1-7(17)22-6-12-13(23-8(2)18)14(24-9(3)19)15(25-10(4)20)16(27-12)26-11(5)21/h12-16H,6H2,1-5H3/t12-,13-,14+,15-,16+/m1/s1

InChI key

LPTITAGPBXDDGR-LJIZCISZSA-N

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General description

α-D(+)-Glucose pentaacetate also known as 1,2,3,4,6-penta-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranose, is an acetylated sugar that has wide applications in organic synthesis.

Application

α-D(+)-Glucose pentaacetate is used as a model compound to study the stereochemistry of carbohydrates through spectroscopic techniques such as Vibrational circular dichroism (VCD). Additionally, it has been used as a standard in the analysis of monosaccharide and polysaccharide components by gas chromatography.

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H317

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1A

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Analysis of polysaccharides and monosaccharides in the root mucilage of maize (Zea mays L.) by gas chromatography
HI Osborn
Journal of Chromatography A, 831, 267-276 (1999)
Acetate groups as probes of the stereochemistry of carbohydrates: a vibrational circular dichroism study
PK Bose
Carbohydrate Research, 322, 135-141 (1999)
W J Malaisse et al.
The American journal of physiology, 275(6 Pt 1), E993-E1006 (1998-12-09)
The metabolism of beta-L-glucose pentaacetate and its interference with the catabolism of L-[U-14C]glutamine, [U-14C]palmitate, D-[U-14C]glucose, and D-[5-3H]glucose were examined in rat pancreatic islets. Likewise, attention was paid to the effects of this ester on the biosynthesis of islet peptides, the
W J Malaisse et al.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 381(1), 61-66 (2000-10-06)
Hepatocytes from fed rats were incubated for 120 min in the presence of alpha-D-[1,2-13C]glucose pentaacetate (1.7 mM), both D-[1,2-13C]glucose (1.7 mM) and acetate (8.5 mM), alpha-D-glucose penta[2-13C]acetate (1.7 mM), or D-[1,2-13C]glucose (8.3 mM). The amounts of 13C-enriched L-lactate and D-glucose
Monosaccharide esters: new tools in biomedical research.
W J Malaisse
Molecular genetics and metabolism, 65(2), 129-142 (1998-10-27)
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