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1,6-Anhydro-β-D-glucose

Name: 1,6-Anhydro-β-<SC>D</SC>-glucose
Brand: ALDRICH

99%

Synonym(s):

Levoglucosan

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₆H₁₀O₅

CAS Number:

498-07-7

Molecular Weight:

162.14

UNSPSC Code:

12352201

NACRES:

NA.22

PubChem Substance ID:

24859027

EC Number:

207-855-0

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

80998

MDL number:

MFCD00063248

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Properties

assay

99%

form

powder or crystals

optical activity

[α]18/D −66°, c = 1 in H₂O

color

beige

mp

182-184 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless

SMILES string

O[C@H]1[C@H](O)[C@H]2CO[C@H](O2)[C@@H]1O

InChI

1S/C6H10O5/c7-3-2-1-10-6(11-2)5(9)4(3)8/h2-9H,1H2/t2-,3-,4+,5-,6-/m1/s1

InChI key

TWNIBLMWSKIRAT-VFUOTHLCSA-N

Description

Application

1,6-Anhydro-β-D-glucose (Levoglucosan) can be used as a precursor for the synthesis of:

1,6-anhydro-2,4-dideoxy-β-D-glycerohexopyranos-3-ulose.
Quasi-linear polyglucose (PGlc) via cationic ring-opening polymerization.
Polynitrogenated analogs of glucopyranoses.
3-deoxy-3-fluorogalactopyranose and acetylated 4-deoxy-4-fluorogalactopyranose.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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