Mucic acid

C6H10O8CAS 526-99-8210.14 g/mol

OHOOHOHOHOHOOH
AlcoholCarboxylic acid

Properties

Molecular formula
C6H10O8
Molar mass
210.14 g/mol
Exact mass
210.0376 Da
Melting point
255 °C (decomposes)
logP
-3.40Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
155.5 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
6 / 6
Rotatable bonds
5
Stereocentres
S, R, S, Rin SMILES atom order

Hazards

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Identifiers

CAS number
526-99-8
SMILES
O=C(O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)C(=O)O
InChIKey
DSLZVSRJTYRBFB-DUHBMQHGNA-N
InChI
InChI=1/C6H10O8/c7-1(3(9)5(11)12)2(8)4(10)6(13)14/h1-4,7-10H,(H,11,12)(H,13,14)/t1-,2+,3+,4-

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Names and synonyms

5 names
  • Galactaric acid
  • Galactosaccharic acid
  • Saccharolactic acid
  • NSC 8127
  • Galacto-Hexaric acid

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

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