Fucitol

Fucitol
Names

IUPAC name (2R,3S,4R,5S)-Hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
Identifiers
CAS Number	13074-06-1 (L)^Y 5328-43-8 (D)^N 37114-30-0 (DL)^N
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	26329719 (L)^N 393279 (D)^N
PubChem	445724
InChI (L): InChI=1S/C6H14O5/c1-3(8)5(10)6(11)4(9)2-7/h3-11H,2H2,1H3/t3-,4+,5-,6-/m0/s1^N Key: SKCKOFZKJLZSFA-FSIIMWSLSA-N^N
SMILES C[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)CO
Properties
Chemical formula	C₆H₁₄O₅
Molar mass	166.17 g/mol
Melting point	153 to 154 °C (307 to 309 °F; 426 to 427 K)^[1]
Supplementary data page
Structure and properties	Refractive index (n), Dielectric constant (ε_r), etc.
Thermodynamic data	Phase behaviour solid–liquid–gas
Spectral data	UV, IR, NMR, MS
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
N verify (what is ^YN ?)
Infobox references

Fucitol, also known as L-fucitol, 6-deoxy-L-galactitol, and (2R,3S,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol, is a sugar alcohol derived from fucoidin which is found in the North Atlantic seaweed Fucus vesiculosus^[2] or by the reduction of fucose.^[1]

References

1 2 Votocek, Emil; Potmesil, R. Prag (1914). "Fucitol". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft. 46: 3653–3655. doi:10.1002/cber.191304603151.
↑ O'Neill, A. N. (1954). "Degradative studies on fucoidin". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 76 (20): 5074–5076. doi:10.1021/ja01649a018.

Sugar alcohols

2-carbon	Ethylene glycol

3-carbon	Glycerol

4-carbon	Erythritol Threitol

5-carbon	Arabitol Ribitol Xylitol

6-carbon	Mannitol Sorbitol Galactitol Iditol

7-carbon	Volemitol

Deoxy sugar alcohols	Fucitol

Cyclic sugar alcohols	Inositol

Glycylglycitols	Maltitol Lactitol Isomalt Maltotriitol Maltotetraitol Polyglycitol

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Fucitol

See also

References