Fucitol
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| Fucitol | ||
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| IUPAC name (2R,3S,4R,5S)-Hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol | ||
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| CAS number | 13074-06-1 (L)  , 5328-43-8 (D) , 37114-30-0 (DL) | |
| PubChem | 445724 | |
| Jmol-3D images | {{#if:C[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)CO|Image 1 | |
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| Properties | ||
| Molecular formula | C6H14O5 | |
| Molar mass | 166.17 g mol−1 | |
| Melting point | 153-154 °C ([1]) | |
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| Structure and properties |
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Phase behaviour Solid, liquid, gas | |
| Spectral data | UV, IR, NMR, MS | |
(verify) (what is: / ?)Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | ||
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Fucitol, also known as L-fucitol, 6-deoxy-L-galactitol, and (2R,3S,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol, is a sugar alcohol derived from fucoidin which is found in the North Atlantic seaweed Fucus vesiculosus[2] or by the reduction of fucose.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Votocek, Emil; Potmesil, R. Prag (1914). "Fucitol". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft 46: 3653–3655.
- ↑ O'Neill, A. N. (1954). "Degradative studies on fucoidin". Journal of the American Chemical Society 76 (20): 5074–5076. doi:10.1021/ja01649a018.
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