Glucal is the glycal formed from glucose.[2] It is a chemical intermediate in the synthesis of a variety of oligosaccharides.[3]
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IUPAC name
1,5-Anhydro-2-deoxy-D-arabino-hex-1-enitol
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Systematic IUPAC name
(2R,3S,4R)-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-3,4-diol | |
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C6H10O4 | |
Molar mass | 146.1412 |
Melting point | 58 to 60 °C (136 to 140 °F; 331 to 333 K) |
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H315, H319, H335 | |
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Glucal and its derivatives can be converted to other chemically useful sugars using the Ferrier rearrangement.[4]
References
edit- ^ Glucal at Sigma-Aldrich
- ^ E.Fischer and K. Zasch. Sitzber. kgl.preuss. Akad Wiss., 16,311 (1913)
- ^ Seeberger, P.H., et al. Aldrichimica Acta 30, 75, (1997)
- ^ Ferrier, Robert J. (2001). "Substitution-with-Allylic-Rearrangement Reactions of Glycal Derivatives". Glycoscience. Topics in Current Chemistry. Vol. 215. pp. 153–175. doi:10.1007/3-540-44422-X_7. ISBN 978-3-540-41383-7.