(3R,4R)-Dihydro-3,4-dihydroxy-3-methyl-2(3H)-furanone

CAS Registry Number®

18465-71-9

CAS Name

(3R,4R)-Dihydro-3,4-dihydroxy-3-methyl-2(3H)-furanone

Molecular Formula

C5H8O4

Molecular Mass

132.11

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    113 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H8O4/c1-5(8)3(6)2-9-4(5)7/h3,6,8H,2H2,1H3/t3-,5-/m1/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=OHTGZAWPVDWARE-NQXXGFSBSA-N

SMILES

C[C@@]1(O)[C@H](O)COC1=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C1OCC(O)C1(O)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2(3H)-Furanone, dihydro-3,4-dihydroxy-3-methyl-, (3R,4R)-
  • Erythronic acid, 2-C-methyl-, γ-lactone, D-
  • 2(3H)-Furanone, dihydro-3,4-dihydroxy-3-methyl-, (3R-cis)-
  • (3R,4R)-Dihydro-3,4-dihydroxy-3-methyl-2(3H)-furanone
  • 2-C-Methyl-D-erythrono-1,4-lactone

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