Fucose

C6H12O5CAS 2438-80-4164.16 g/mol

HOOHOHOHO
AlcoholAldehyde

Properties

Molecular formula
C6H12O5
Molar mass
164.16 g/mol
Exact mass
164.0685 Da
Melting point
140 °C
logP
-2.35Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
98.0 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
4 / 5
Rotatable bonds
4
Stereocentres
S, R, R, Sin SMILES atom order

Hazards

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Identifiers

CAS number
2438-80-4
SMILES
C[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)C=O
InChIKey
PNNNRSAQSRJVSB-KCDKBNATSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H12O5/c1-3(8)5(10)6(11)4(9)2-7/h2-6,8-11H,1H3/t3-,4+,5+,6-/m0/s1

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Names and synonyms

8 names
  • L-Galactose, 6-deoxy-
  • Fucose, L-
  • 6-Deoxy-L-galactose
  • L-Fucose
  • L-Galactomethylose
  • 6-Desoxygalactose
  • L-(-)-Fucose
  • (-)-Fucose

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

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Similar compounds

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