Fucitol

Fucitol, also known as L-fucitol, 1-deoxy-L-galactitol, and (2R,3S,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol, is a sugar alcohol derived from fucoidan which is found in the North Atlantic seaweed Fucus vesiculosus^[2] or by the reduction of fucose.^[1]

Fucitol

Names
IUPAC name 1-Deoxy-L-galactitol
Systematic IUPAC name (2R,3S,4R,5S)-Hexane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
Identifiers
CAS Number	13074-06-1 (L) Y 5328-43-8 (D) N 37114-30-0 (DL) N
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:42600
ChemSpider	26329719 (L) N 393279 (D) N
PubChem CID	445724
UNII	961570X3WO (L) Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID201318579
InChI InChI=1S/C6H14O5/c1-3(8)5(10)6(11)4(9)2-7/h3-11H,2H2,1H3/t3-,4+,5-,6-/m0/s1 N Key: SKCKOFZKJLZSFA-FSIIMWSLSA-N N
SMILES C[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)CO
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H14O5
Molar mass	166.17 g/mol
Melting point	153 to 154 °C (307 to 309 °F; 426 to 427 K)[1]
Supplementary data page
Fucitol (data page)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

See also

• Galactitol

References

1. Votocek, Emil; Potmesil, R. Prag (1914). "Fucitol". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft. 46: 3653–3655. doi:10.1002/cber.191304603151.
2. O'Neill, A. N. (1954). "Degradative studies on fucoidin". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 76 (20): 5074–5076. doi:10.1021/ja01649a018.

External links

• Media related to Fucitol at Wikimedia Commons