Molecule
- Name
- D-Glucose
- IUPAC name
- D-Glucose
- Secondary names
- alpha-D-Glucopyranose, alpha-D-Glucose, beta-D-Glucopyranose, beta-D-Glucose, (2R,3S,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-Pentahydroxyhexanal, Dextrose
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-2-3(8)4(9)5(10)6(11)12-2/h2-11H,1H2/t2-,3-,4+,5-,6+/m0/s1
- InChI key
- WQZGKKKJIJFFOK-MDMQIMBFSA-N
- CAS number
- 492-62-6
- Comments
- the α-anomer of D-Glucose has the hydroxyl group attached to C-1 and the -CH2OH group at C-5 on opposite sides of the ring's plane (a trans arrangement), while in "β-nomer" they are on the same side of the plane (a cis arrangement).
- Formula
- D-$C_{6}H_{12}O_{6}$
- Chemical formula
- C6H12O6
- Structural formula
- [OH][CH2][C1H][O][CH][OH][CH][OH][CH][OH][C1H][OH]
- Charge
- 0
- Unpaired electrons
- 0
- Stereodescriptor
- 2R,3S,4R,5R
- Relations
-
- enantiomer
- anomer
- Isotope mixture type
- terrestrial abundance
- Spin type
- equilibrated
- Molar mass
- 180.1559 $g/mol$
- State STP
- solid
- Protic
- protic
- Polarity
- polar
- Dipole
- 8.6827 $D$
- Molecule symmetry
- C1
- Case
- complex