Galactose

C6H12O6CAS 59-23-4180.16 g/mol

OOHOHOHOHOH
AlcoholAldehyde

Properties

Molecular formula
C6H12O6
Molar mass
180.16 g/mol
Exact mass
180.0634 Da
Density
1.616 g/mL (at −5 °C)
Melting point
170 °C
logP
-3.38Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
118.2 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
5 / 6
Rotatable bonds
5
Stereocentres
R, S, S, Rin SMILES atom order

Identifiers

CAS number
59-23-4
SMILES
O=C[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)CO
InChIKey
GZCGUPFRVQAUEE-KCDKBNATSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h1,3-6,8-12H,2H2/t3-,4+,5+,6-/m0/s1

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Names and synonyms

4 names
  • D-Galactose
  • Galactose, D-
  • D-(+)-Galactose
  • (+)-Galactose

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