Products Description of D-(-)-ERYTHROSE CAS#583-50-6
D-(-)-Erythrose, is a four-carbon aldose monosaccharide with molecular formula C4H8O4. It is normally supplied as a colorless to pale yellow viscous syrup. It is highly soluble in water and soluble in methanol and ethanol, with characteristic aldose reactivity. It exists as a chiral carbohydrate and is an isomer of D-threose.
This product is prone to oxidation and polymerization, so it needs sealed, light-shielded storage under cool and dry conditions to maintain its purity and stability. It is widely used as a carbohydrate building block for biochemical research and custom organic synthesis.
D-(-)-ERYTHROSE Chemical Properties
| Melting point | <25℃ |
| Boiling point | 144.07°C (rough estimate) |
| alpha | D20 +1° -14.5° (3 days, c = 11) |
| density | 1.0500 (rough estimate) |
| refractive index | 1.498 |
| storage temp | 2-8°C |
| solubility | Methanol, Water |
| form | syrup |
| pka | 12.49±0.20(Predicted) |
| color | light yellow |
| Water Solubility | Fully miscible in water. |
| Sensitive | Hygroscopic |
| Merck | 143690 |
| BRN | 1721698 |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 583-50-6(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| Hazard Codes | Xi |
| Risk Statements | 36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 24/25-36-26 |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| F | 46091 |
| HS Code | 2940000080 |
Product Application of D-(-)-ERYTHROSE CAS#583-50-6
D-(-)-Erythrose is a valuable chiral carbohydrate building block mainly applied in biochemical research and custom organic synthesis. It serves as a starting material for constructing complex sugar derivatives, chiral intermediates and natural product analogues. It is frequently used for the study of carbohydrate metabolism, enzyme reaction mechanisms and stereochemical investigations. In pharmaceutical research, it participates in the synthesis of chiral drug fragments and bioactive oligosaccharide precursors.
It can also be used as a reference standard for chromatographic analysis of four-carbon sugars. Owing to its unique stereostructure, it helps researchers explore stereoselective synthetic routes in fine chemistry.
