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G2354

Sigma-Aldrich

α-D(+)-Glucose pentaacetate

99%

Synonym(s):

1,2,3,4,6-Penta-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranose

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H22O11
CAS Number:
604-68-2
Molecular Weight:
390.34
Beilstein:
98852
EC Number:
210-073-2
MDL number:
MFCD00064071
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
24895094
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

99%

optical activity

[α]20/D ≥+98°, c = 1 in ethanol

mp

109-111 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(=O)OC[C@H]1O[C@H](OC(C)=O)[C@H](OC(C)=O)[C@@H](OC(C)=O)[C@@H]1OC(C)=O

InChI

1S/C16H22O11/c1-7(17)22-6-12-13(23-8(2)18)14(24-9(3)19)15(25-10(4)20)16(27-12)26-11(5)21/h12-16H,6H2,1-5H3/t12-,13-,14+,15-,16+/m1/s1

InChI key

LPTITAGPBXDDGR-LJIZCISZSA-N

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General description

α-D(+)-Glucose pentaacetate also known as 1,2,3,4,6-penta-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranose, is an acetylated sugar that has wide applications in organic synthesis.

Application

α-D(+)-Glucose pentaacetate is used as a model compound to study the stereochemistry of carbohydrates through spectroscopic techniques such as Vibrational circular dichroism (VCD). Additionally, it has been used as a standard in the analysis of monosaccharide and polysaccharide components by gas chromatography.

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H317

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1A

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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F Ponticelli et al.
Carbohydrate research, 330(4), 459-468 (2001-03-28)
We describe the synthesis of some 3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl D-glycopyranosides by reaction of tert-butylhydroquinone with beta-D-pentaacetyl-glucose, beta-D-pentaacetyl-galactose, 2-acetamido- and 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-2-butanamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranosyl chlorides as well as the formation of anomeric 3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl 4,6-di-O-acetyl-2,3-dideoxy-D-erythro-hex-2-eno-pyranosides by reaction between tert-butylhydroquinone and 3,4,6-tri-O-acetyl-D-glucal. All compounds, except 3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl alpha- and
W J Malaisse
Acta clinica Belgica, 57(2), 49-52 (2002-08-03)
The first report dealing with the use of monosaccharide esters as new tools in biomedicine was published in 1997 (1). This topic was first reviewed in 1998 (2). The major aim of the present report is to briefly evoke the
Shaji K Chacko et al.
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 104(4), 944-951 (2008-01-12)
We report a new method to measure the fraction of glucose derived from gluconeogenesis using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and positive chemical ionization. After ingestion of deuterium oxide by subjects, glucose derived from gluconeogenesis is labeled with deuterium. Our calculations of
W J Malaisse et al.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 381(1), 61-66 (2000-10-06)
Hepatocytes from fed rats were incubated for 120 min in the presence of alpha-D-[1,2-13C]glucose pentaacetate (1.7 mM), both D-[1,2-13C]glucose (1.7 mM) and acetate (8.5 mM), alpha-D-glucose penta[2-13C]acetate (1.7 mM), or D-[1,2-13C]glucose (8.3 mM). The amounts of 13C-enriched L-lactate and D-glucose
H Jijakli et al.
Endocrine, 10(3), 219-224 (1999-09-14)
The metabolism of alpha-D-glucose pentaacetate and its positive insulinotropic action in isolated rat pancreatic islets are both unexpectedly resistant to D-mannoheptulose, as judged from experiments conducted over 90-120 min incubation. In the present study, the possible effects of the heptose
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