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L-(−)-Sorbose

for biotechnological purposes, ≥98.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)

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50 g
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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H12O6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
180.16
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
201-771-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1724554
MDL number:

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Quality Segment

assay

≥98.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)

form

solid

optical activity

[α]20/D −43±2°, c = 5% in H2O

color

colorless

mp

163-165 °C

solubility

H2O: 0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless to very faintly yellow

SMILES string

OC[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)C(=O)CO

InChI

1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h3,5-9,11-12H,1-2H2/t3-,5+,6+/m0/s1

InChI key

BJHIKXHVCXFQLS-OTWZMJIISA-N

Application

L-Sorbose is used as a starting reagent for the commercial biosynthesis of ascorbic acid (vitamin C).

Biochem/physiol Actions

The L enatiomer of sorbose, a ketohexose monosaccharide.

Other Notes

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assay

≥98.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)

assay

≥99.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)

assay

≥99%, ≥99.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)

assay

≥99.5% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)

solubility

H2O: 0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless to very faintly yellow

solubility

H2O: 0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless

solubility

H2O: 0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless

solubility

H2O: 1 M, clear, colorless

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

form

solid

form

powder

form

powder

form

solid

mp

163-165 °C

mp

133-140 °C (lit.)

mp

133-140 °C (lit.)

mp

133-140 °C (lit.)

color

colorless

color

-

color

-

color

white


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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