Gulose

  • (2R, 3R, 4S, 5R) - Pentahydroxyhexanal
  • (2S, 3S, 4R, 5S) - Pentahydroxyhexanal

Colorless, viscous liquid

Fixed

132 ° C

Well in water, poor in ethanol

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Gulose is a monosaccharide having six carbon atoms, which is a hexose having the empirical formula C6H12O6. Gulose belongs to the group of non-naturally occurring aldoses.

As with any sugar (except dihydroxyacetone), there are two enantiomeric forms, to each other as mirror images behave, namely D-( -)- Gulose and L-( )- Gulose.

Properties

Chemical Properties

Behavior in aqueous solution

In aqueous solution it is partly to an intramolecular ring closure so that an equilibrium between the aldehyde and the two ring forms ( furanose and pyranose ):

Safety

This substance has not yet been classified with respect to its toxicity.

CAS registry number Haworth projection
285931
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