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L-(-)-Sorbose

L-(-)-Sorbose structure

L-(-)-Sorbose 

structure
  • CAS No:

    87-79-6

  • Formula:

    C6H12O6

  • Chemical Name:

    L-(-)-Sorbose

  • Synonyms:

    L-Sorbose;Sorbose,L-;Sorbose;L-(-)-Sorbose;L-xylo-2-Hexulose;L-1,3,4,5,6-Pentahydroxyhexan-2-one;Esorben;L-Sorbinose;NSC 97195;10597-69-0;97806-30-9

  • Categories:

    Biochemical Engineering  >  Saccharides

Description

White to off-white crystalline powder or crystals


Keto-L-sorbose is a L-sorbose. It is an enantiomer of a keto-D-sorbose.|A ketose sugar that is commonly used in the commercial synthesis of ASCORBIC ACID.

L-(-)-Sorbose Basic Attributes

180.16

180.16

201-771-8

NV2001607Y

DTXSID1048704

2914400090

Characteristics

118

-3.2

White to off-white Crystalline Powder or Crystals and Chunks

1.65 g/cm3 @ Temp: 15 °C

165 °C

401.1°C at 760 mmHg

301.5±26.6 °C

1.574

H2O: 0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless to very faintly yellow

+15C to +30C

5.2X10-9 mm Hg at 25 deg C (est)

-43 º (C=5% IN H2O)

Safety Information

NONH for all modes of transport

3

36/37/38

24/25-36-26-22

WG3195025

Xi

Stable under recommended storage conditions.

Drug Information

D Sorbose

L-(-)-Sorbose Use and Manufacturing

Methods of Manufacturing

It is derived from d-sorbitol as raw material and oxidized by bacteria.

Uses

In the manufacture of vitamin C (accounts for nearly 1000 tons of ascorbic acid produced every year).For conversion of L-sorbose to 2-keto-L-gulonic acid see Reichstein, Grüssner, Helv. Chim. Acta 17, 311 (1934).

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:180.16
XLogP3:-3.2
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:5
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:6
Rotatable Bond Count:5
Exact Mass:180.06338810
Monoisotopic Mass:180.06338810
Topological Polar Surface Area:118
Heavy Atom Count:12
Complexity:147
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count:3
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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