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L-(-)-Glucose

Catalog No. 49135 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 921-60-8 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
M. F. C6H12O6 Telephone 1-800-521-8956
M. W. 180.15588 Fax
Purity ≥99.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC) Email
Storage Chembase ID: 102462

SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
(2S,3R,4S,5S)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanal
IUPAC Traditional name
L(-)-glucose

DATABASE IDS

EC Number 213-068-3
CAS Number 921-60-8
Beilstein Number 1724626
MDL Number MFCD00148913

PROPERTIES

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) C6H12O6
Purity ≥99.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)
Melting Point 149-152 °C
Melting Point 153-156 °C(lit.)
Optical Rotation [α]20/D -53±2°, 3 hr, c = 10% in H2O
Solubility H2O: soluble0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless
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Personal Protective Equipment Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US), type P1 (EN143) respirator filter
German water hazard class 3

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