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Saccharic acid

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Saccharic acid
Names
IUPAC name
D-glucaric acid
Other names
(2S,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxyhexanedioic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.001.608 Edit this at Wikidata
  • InChI=1S/C6H10O8/c7-1(3(9)5(11)12)2(8)4(10)6(13)14/h1-4,7-10H,(H,11,12)(H,13,14)/t1-,2-,3-,4+/m0/s1 checkY
    Key: DSLZVSRJTYRBFB-LLEIAEIESA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C6H10O8/c7-1(3(9)5(11)12)2(8)4(10)6(13)14/h1-4,7-10H,(H,11,12)(H,13,14)/t1-,2-,3-,4+/m0/s1
    Key: DSLZVSRJTYRBFB-LLEIAEIEBD
  • O=C(O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)C(=O)O
Properties
C6H10O8
Molar mass 210.1388
Insoluble in water
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Saccharic acid, also called glucaric acid, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H10O8. It is derived by oxidizing a sugar such as glucose with nitric acid.[1][2]

The salts of saccharic acid are called saccharates or glucarates.

See also

References

  1. ^ Saccharic acid at Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary
  2. ^ Saccharic acid at NIST