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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:
Molecular Weight:
390.34
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
98852
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

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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Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1A

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 3

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Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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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)
Somayeh Keshtkar et al.
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Protection of isolated pancreatic islets against hypoxic and oxidative damage-induced apoptosis is essential during a pretransplantation culture period. A beneficial approach to maintain viable and functional islets is the coculture period with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Hypoxia preconditioning of MSCs
K Louchami et al.
International journal of molecular medicine, 3(2), 181-184 (1999-01-26)
The anomers of both D-glucose pentaacetate and L-glucose pentaacetate were recently found to display insulinotropic potential. In order to progress in understanding the mode of action of these esters in islet cells, we have now investigated whether they mimic the
Directed assembly of sub-nanometer thin organic materials with programmed-size nanopores.
Delia C Danila et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 47(37), 7036-7039 (2008-08-05)

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