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IUPAC name D-Threitol[2] | |
Systematic IUPAC name (2R,3R)-Butane-1,2,3,4-tetrol | |
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3D model (JSmol) | |
1719752 | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.150.149![]() |
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1782960 | |
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Properties | |
C4H10O4 | |
Molar mass | 122.12 |
Appearance | Solid |
Melting point | 88 to 90 °C (190 to 194 °F; 361 to 363 K) |
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H315,H319,H335 | |
P261,P264,P271,P280,P302+P352,P304+P340,P305+P351+P338,P312,P332+P313,P337+P313,P362,P403+P233,P405,P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). |
Threitol is thechiral four-carbonsugar alcohol with the molecular formula C4H10O4. It is primarily used as an intermediate in the chemical synthesis of other compounds. It exists in theenantiomorphic forms D-threitol and L-threitol, the reduced forms of D- and L-threose. It is thediastereomer oferythritol, which is used as a sugar substitute.
In living organisms, threitol is found in theedible fungusArmillaria mellea.[4]It serves as a cryoprotectant (antifreeze agent) in the Alaskan beetleUpis ceramboides.[5]
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