grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥99.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC)
≥99.0%

form

powder

optical activity

[α]20/D +24.0±1° in borax solution acc. to ACS

ign. residue

≤0.01% (as SO₄)

loss

≤0.05% loss on drying, 20 °C (HV)

mp

165-169 °C
167-170 °C (lit.)

solubility

H₂O: 0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless

anion traces

chloride (Cl^-): ≤50 mg/kg
sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤50 mg/kg

cation traces

As: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Ca: ≤10 mg/kg
Cd: ≤5 mg/kg
Co: ≤5 mg/kg
Cr: ≤5 mg/kg
Cu: ≤5 mg/kg
Fe: ≤5 mg/kg
K: ≤50 mg/kg
Mg: ≤5 mg/kg
Mn: ≤5 mg/kg
Na: ≤50 mg/kg
Ni: ≤5 mg/kg
Pb: ≤5 mg/kg
Zn: ≤5 mg/kg
heavy metals: ≤5 ppm (by ICP-OES)

application(s)

microbiology

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C6H14O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h3-12H,1-2H2/t3-,4-,5-,6-/m1/s1

InChI key

FBPFZTCFMRRESA-KVTDHHQDSA-N