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D-(-)-Ribose

Catalog No. A17894 Name Alfa Aesar
CAS Number 50-69-1 Website
M. F. C5H10O5 Telephone
M. W. 150.1299 Fax
Purity 98% Email
Storage Chembase ID: 69896

SYNONYMS

Title
D-(-)-核糖
IUPAC name
(2R,3R,4R)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentanal
IUPAC Traditional name
D-ribose

DATABASE IDS

Beilstein Number 1723081
Merck Index 148204
MDL Number MFCD00135453
CAS Number 50-69-1
EC Number 200-059-4

PROPERTIES

Purity 98%
Melting Point 82-86°C
Optical Rotation -20 (c=10 in water, 28h)
RTECS VJ2275000
Storage Warning Hygroscopic
TSCA Listed

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REFERENCES

  • For an evaluation of the potential of D-ribose as an enantiopure building block for construction of the C-ring of taxol, see: J. Org. Chem., 60, 7849 (1995).