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Cited in 1 peer-reviewed publications across chromatography, organic synthesis, and cross-coupling reactions.
D-(+)-Glyceraldehyde is the R enantiomer of the triose monosaccharide glyceraldehyde. Glyceraldehyde is the simplest of all common aldoses and is an intermediate compound in carbohydrate metabolism.
An intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism
| Canonical Smiles | C(C(C=O)O)O |
|---|---|
| IUPAC Name | (2R)-2,3-dihydroxypropanal |
| InChIKey | MNQZXJOMYWMBOU-VKHMYHEASA-N |
| INCHI | 1S/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h1,3,5-6H,2H2/t3-/m0/s1 |
| Isomeric SMILES | C([C@H](C=O)O)O |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| Molecular Weight | 90.08 |
| Beilstein | 1720474 |
| Reaxy-Rn | 635844 |
| Reaxys-RN_link_address | https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=635844&ln= |
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| Kingdom | Organic compounds |
|---|---|
| Superclass | Organic oxygen compounds |
| Class | Organooxygen compounds |
| Subclass | Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates |
| Intermediate Tree Nodes | Not available |
| Direct Parent | Monosaccharides |
| Alternative Parents | Alpha-hydroxyaldehydes Secondary alcohols 1,2-diols Short-chain aldehydes Primary alcohols Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives |
| Molecular Framework | Aliphatic acyclic compounds |
| Substituents | Monosaccharide - Alpha-hydroxyaldehyde - Secondary alcohol - 1,2-diol - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Short-chain aldehyde - Primary alcohol - Carbonyl group - Aldehyde - Alcohol - Aliphatic acyclic compound |
| Description | This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as monosaccharides. These are compounds containing one carbohydrate unit not glycosidically linked to another such unit, and no set of two or more glycosidically linked carbohydrate units. Monosaccharides have the general formula CnH2nOn. |
| External Descriptors | Aldoses |
| Sensitivity | air sensitive |
|---|---|
| Flash Point(°F) | 235.4 °F |
| Flash Point(°C) | 113 °C |
| Molecular Weight | 90.080 g/mol |
| XLogP3 | -1.600 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 2 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 3 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 2 |
| Exact Mass | 90.0317 Da |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 90.0317 Da |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 57.500 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 6 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 43.300 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 1 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| The total count of all stereochemical bonds | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| 1. Muge Niu, Yucui Hou, Weize Wu, Shuhang Ren, Ru Yang. (2018) Successive C1–C2 bond cleavage: the mechanism of vanadium(V)-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of D-glucose to formic acid in aqueous solution. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 20 (26): (17942-17951). [PMID:29926044] [10.1039/C8CP02352B] |