Fucitol

Fucitol

Names
IUPAC name (2R,3S,4R,5S)-Hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
Identifiers
CAS Number	13074-06-1 (L) 5328-43-8 (D) 37114-30-0 (DL)
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	26329719 (L) 393279 (D)
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 Key: SKCKOFZKJLZSFA-FSIIMWSLSA-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 (εr), 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).
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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]

See also

• Galactitol

References

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