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L-Galactono-1,4-lactone

≥95.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

L-Galactonic acid γ-lactone, NSC 25282

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H10O6
CAS Number:
1668-08-2
Molecular Weight:
178.14
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
329747682
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
MDL number:
MFCD00066466
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
83005
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assay

≥95.0% (GC)

form

solid

optical activity

[α]/D 78.0±3.0°, c = 1 in H2O

color

white

mp

134  °C ((273 °F))

suitability

conforms to structure for Proton NMR spectrum

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C6H10O6/c7-1-2(8)5-3(9)4(10)6(11)12-5/h2-5,7-10H,1H2/t2-,3-,4-,5+/m0/s1

InChI key

SXZYCXMUPBBULW-NEEWWZBLSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

Metabolite in the biosynthetic pathway of vitamin C in higher plants.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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