Threonic acid

CAS Registry Number®

3909-12-4

CAS Name

Threonic acid

Molecular Formula

C4H8O5

Molecular Mass

136.10

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    98 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1/C4H8O5/c5-1-2(6)3(7)4(8)9/h2-3,5-7H,1H2,(H,8,9)/t2-,3+/s2

InChIKey

InChIKey=JPIJQSOTBSSVTP-FGNFWGHYNA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

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

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanoic acid, 2,3,4-trihydroxy-, (2R,3S)-rel-
  • Threonic acid
  • Butanoic acid, 2,3,4-trihydroxy-, (R*,S*)-
  • rel-(2R,3S)-2,3,4-Trihydroxybutanoic acid
  • threo-2,3,4-Trihydroxybutyric acid

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