L-THREITOL Chemical Properties

Melting point:

87-90 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

147.51°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.0151 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4502 (estimate)

storage temp. 

-20°C

solubility 

almost transparency in Methanol

form 

powder to crystal

pka

13.27±0.20(Predicted)

color 

White to Almost white

optical activity

[α]20/D +14°, c = 2 in ethanol

BRN 

1719754

CAS DataBase Reference

2319-57-5(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

3

F 

3

HS Code 

2905490090

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L-THREITOL Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

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Uses

L-Threitol is a useful synthetic intermediate. It was used to synthesize novel aza-sugar-based metalloproteinase MMP/ADAM inhibitors. It is also a diastereomer of Erythritol (E650100) which is a food additive.

Definition

ChEBI: L-threitol is the L-enantiomer of threitol. It has a role as an algal metabolite. It is an enantiomer of a D-threitol.

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