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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H8O6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
176.12
UNSPSC Code:
12352205
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
201-928-0
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
84271
MDL number:
Quality Level
assay
98%
form
crystals
optical activity
[α]25/D −16.8°, c = 2 in H2O
mp
169-172 °C (dec.) (lit.)
SMILES string
[H][C@@]1(OC(=O)C(O)=C1O)[C@H](O)CO
InChI
1S/C6H8O6/c7-1-2(8)5-3(9)4(10)6(11)12-5/h2,5,7-10H,1H2/t2-,5-/m1/s1
InChI key
CIWBSHSKHKDKBQ-DUZGATOHSA-N
General description
D-(−)-Isoascorbic acid, also known as erythorbic acid, is widely utilized as a chiral building block in organic synthesis for the preparation of various chiral compounds. It is also used as a reducing agent in various organic reactions.
Application
D-(−)-Isoascorbic acid can be used as a reactant in the synthesis of various chiral compounds such as:
- enantiopure aminotriol
- (3R, 4S)-4-hydroxylasiodiplodin and D-mycinose
- enantiomerically pure stereoisomers of α,β-dihydroxy-aldehydes or acids
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Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
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Chiral ?-hydroxy-and ?,?-dihydroxy-aldehydes from D-isoascorbic and L-ascorbic acids. Useful precursors for the synthesis of fatty acid metabolites.
Y Le Merrer, et.al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 31, 1003-1006 (1990)
Enantiopure aminotriol from d-isoascorbic acid synthesis of d-threo-C-18-sphingosine
A Tuch
Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 7, 897-906 (1996)
The total synthesis of D-mycinose
AJ Poss
Tetrahedron Letters, 29, 5723-5724 (1988)
Global Trade Item Number
| SKU | GTIN |
|---|---|
| 856061-100G | 04061835555574 |
| 856061-500G | 04061833026618 |