dl-Galactose

CAS Registry Number®

26566-61-0

CAS Name

dl-Galactose

Molecular Formula

C6H12O6

Molecular Mass

180.16

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    160 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1/C6H12O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h1,3-6,8-12H,2H2/t3-,4+,5+,6-/s2

InChIKey

InChIKey=GZCGUPFRVQAUEE-BNMUFUHLNA-N

SMILES

[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](C=O)O)O)([C@@H](CO)O)O

Canonical SMILES

O=CC(O)C(O)C(O)C(O)CO

Other Names for this Substance

  • Galactose
  • DL-Galactose
  • dl-Galactose
  • (±)-Galactose

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

39665-52-6

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