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D-(+)-Raffinose pentahydrate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

O-α-D-Galactopyranosyl-(1→6)-α-D-glucopyranosyl β-D-fructofuranoside, Melitose, Melitriose

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H32O16 · 5H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
594.51
Beilstein:
99541
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

Assay

≥99.0% (HPLC)

optical activity

[α]/D 105±2°, c = 10 in H2O

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

analyte chemical class(es)

oligosaccharides

impurities

13-17% water

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

SMILES string

O.O.O.O.O.OC[C@H]1O[C@H](OC[C@H]2O[C@H](O[C@]3(CO)O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]3O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]2O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H]1O

InChI

1S/C18H32O16.5H2O/c19-1-5-8(22)11(25)13(27)16(31-5)30-3-7-9(23)12(26)14(28)17(32-7)34-18(4-21)15(29)10(24)6(2-20)33-18;;;;;/h5-17,19-29H,1-4H2;5*1H2/t5-,6-,7-,8+,9-,10-,11+,12+,13-,14-,15+,16+,17-,18+;;;;;/m1...../s1

InChI key

BITMAWRCWSHCRW-PFQJHCPISA-N

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General description

Raffinose pentahydrate is a crystalline form of pharmaceutical sugar, raffinose which may act as ′scavengers′ or ′reservoirs′ for water with the pharmaceutical formulations.

Application

D-(+)-Raffinose pentahydrate may be used as a standard for the determination of free sugars of plants for separating the trimethylsilyl ethers by gas chromatography method.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Gas chromatography of carbohydrates the quantitative determination of the free sugars of plants as their trimethylsilyl ethers.
Davison PK and Young R
Journal of Chromatography A, 41(8), 12-21 (1969)
Water vapour sorption by pharmaceutical sugars.
Hancock BC and Shamblin SL
Pharmaceutical Science and Technology Today, 1(8), 345-351 (1998)

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