Sorbose

Names

IUPAC name

(3S,4R,5S)-1,3,4,5,6-Pentahydroxyhexan-2-one

Other names

Sorbinose
L-xylo-Hexulose

Identifiers

CAS Number

87-79-6^Y

3D model (Jmol)

ECHA InfoCard

InChI=1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h3,5-9,11-12H,1-2H2/t3-,5+,6+/m0/s1
Key: BJHIKXHVCXFQLS-OTWZMJIISA-N
InChI=1/C6H12O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h3,5-9,11-12H,1-2H2/t3-,5+,6+/m0/s1
Key: BJHIKXHVCXFQLS-OTWZMJIIBK

SMILES

C([C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H](C(=O)CO)O)O)O)O

Properties^[1]

Chemical formula

C₆H₁₂O₆

Molar mass

180.16 g·mol⁻¹

Appearance

Crystalline solid

Density

1.65 g/cm³ (15 °C)

Melting point

165 °C (329 °F; 438 K)

Solubility in water

Highly Soluble

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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Infobox references

Sorbose is a ketose belonging to the group of sugars known as monosaccharides. It has a sweetness that is equivalent to sucrose (table sugar).^[1] The commercial production of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) often begins with sorbose. L-Sorbose is the configuration of the naturally occurring sugar.

References

1 2 Merck Index, 12th Edition, 8874

Types of carbohydrates

General

Geometry

Monosaccharides

Dioses	Aldodiose Glycolaldehyde

Trioses	Aldotriose Glyceraldehyde Ketotriose Dihydroxyacetone

Tetroses	Aldotetroses Erythrose Threose Ketotetrose Erythrulose

Pentoses	Aldopentoses Arabinose Lyxose Ribose Xylose Ketopentoses Ribulose Xylulose Deoxy sugars Deoxyribose

Hexoses	Aldohexoses Allose Altrose Galactose Glucose Gulose Idose Mannose Talose Ketohexoses Fructose Psicose Sorbose Tagatose Deoxy sugars Fucose Fuculose Rhamnose

Heptoses	Ketoheptoses Mannoheptulose Sedoheptulose

Above 7	Octoses Nonoses Neuraminic acid

Multiple

Disaccharides	Cellobiose Isomaltose Lactose Lactulose Maltose Sucrose Trehalose Turanose

Trisaccharides	Maltotriose Melezitose Raffinose

Tetrasaccharides	Stachyose

Other oligosaccharides	Acarbose Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) Galactooligosaccharide (GOS) Isomaltooligosaccharide (IMO) Maltodextrin Mannan-oligosaccharides (MOS)

Polysaccharides	Beta-glucan Oat beta-glucan Lentinan Sizofiran Zymosan Cellulose Chitin Chitosan Dextrin / Dextran Fructose / Fructan Inulin Galactose / Galactan Glucose / Glucan Glycogen Hemicellulose Levan beta 2→6 Lignin Mannan Pectin Starch Amylopectin Amylose Xanthan gum

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