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Glucal

Glucal^[1]

IUPAC name	(2R,3S,4R)-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-3,4-diol
Identifiers
CAS number	13265-84-4
PubChem	2734736
SMILES	C1=COC(C(C1O)O)CO
Properties
Molecular formula	C₆H₁₀O₄
Molar mass	146.1412
Melting point	58-60 °C
Hazards
S-phrases	S22 S24/25
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Glucal is the glycal formed from glucose. It is a chemical intermediate in the synthesis of a variety of oligosaccharides.^[2]

Glucal and its derivatives can be converted to other chemically useful sugars using the Ferrier rearrangement.

References

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Glucal". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.

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