My watch list
my.bionity.com  
Login  

Threose



Threose[1]
IUPAC name (2S,3R)-2,3,4-Trihydroxybutanal
Other names D-Threose
D-Threotetrose
Identifiers
CAS number 95-43-2
PubChem 439665
SMILES OC[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)C=O
Properties
Molecular formula C4H8O4
Molar mass 120.10 g/mol
Appearance Syrup
Solubility in water Very soluble
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox disclaimer and references

Threose is a tetrose carbohydrate with chemical formula C4H8O4. It has one aldehyde group and so is part of the aldose family. It exists in both D and L stereoisomers.

References

  1. ^ Merck Index, 11th Edition, 9317
 
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Threose". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.
Your browser is not current. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 does not support some functions on Chemie.DE