≥99% for sensitive chromatographic and analytical workflows requiring minimal baseline interference.
Argon charged,Room temperature Ships Normal Check lot-specific COA for exact specifications.
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Cited in 1 peer-reviewed publications across chromatography, organic synthesis, and cross-coupling reactions.
It acts as a reducing carbohydrate present in maple syrup. It is used in molecular modeling calculations in the study of drug binding and recognition in relation to aldose reductase. L-Lyxose is also utilized by Escherichia coli, encoding a kinase for L-Xylulose.
| Canonical Smiles | C(C(C(C(C=O)O)O)O)O |
|---|---|
| IUPAC Name | (2R,3R,4S)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentanal |
| InChIKey | PYMYPHUHKUWMLA-YUPRTTJUSA-N |
| INCHI | 1S/C5H10O5/c6-1-3(8)5(10)4(9)2-7/h1,3-5,7-10H,2H2/t3-,4-,5-/m0/s1 |
| Isomeric SMILES | C([C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](C=O)O)O)O)O |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| Molecular Weight | 150.13 |
| Beilstein | 172308 |
| Reaxy-Rn | 2325068 |
| Reaxys-RN_link_address | https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=2325068&ln= |
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| Kingdom | Organic compounds |
|---|---|
| Superclass | Organic oxygen compounds |
| Class | Organooxygen compounds |
| Subclass | Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates |
| Intermediate Tree Nodes | Monosaccharides |
| Direct Parent | Pentoses |
| Alternative Parents | Beta-hydroxy aldehydes Alpha-hydroxyaldehydes Secondary alcohols Polyols Short-chain aldehydes Primary alcohols Organic oxides Hydrocarbon derivatives |
| Molecular Framework | Aliphatic acyclic compounds |
| Substituents | Pentose monosaccharide - Beta-hydroxy aldehyde - Alpha-hydroxyaldehyde - Secondary alcohol - Polyol - 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 pentoses. These are monosaccharides in which the carbohydrate moiety contains five carbon atoms. |
| External Descriptors | L-lyxose |
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| Lot Number | Certificate Type | Date | Item |
|---|---|---|---|
 I2206810 | Certificate of Analysis | Jun 15, 2026 | L115557 |
| I2206822 | Certificate of Analysis | Jun 15, 2026 | L115557 |
| K2104135 | Certificate of Analysis | Aug 12, 2025 | L115557 |
| K2104142 | Certificate of Analysis | Aug 12, 2025 | L115557 |
| L1903130 | Certificate of Analysis | Sep 06, 2023 | L115557 |
| Solubility | Very soluble (586 g/L) (25°C) in water. |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity | Moisture sensitive. |
| Specific Rotation[α] | +13.0 to +15.0 deg(C=1, H2O) |
| Melt Point(°C) | 108-112°C |
| Molecular Weight | 150.130 g/mol |
| XLogP3 | -2.300 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 4 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 5 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 4 |
| Exact Mass | 150.053 Da |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 150.053 Da |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 98.000 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 10 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 104.000 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 3 |
| 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. Yongchun Huang, Jie Bai, Jinman Shui, Zhanhai Su, Chengzhu Cao, Haiyan Wang, Qiong Wu, Shoude Zhang. (2025) Simultaneous determination of the monosaccharide types and their absolute configurations in polysaccharides based on UPLC-MS/MS. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES, [PMID:39788268] [10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.139647] |
