Levoglucosenone

CAS: 37112-31-5

Ref. TR-L375000

Product Information

• Name: Levoglucosenone
• Synonyms: (1S,5R)-6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-en-4-one, (1S)-6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-en-4-one, (5R)-6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-en-4-one, 1,6-Anhydro-3,4-dideoxyhex-3-enopyran-2-ulose, 6,8-Dioxabicyclo(3.2.1)oct-2-en-4-one, (1S)-, 6,8-Dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-en-4-one, (1S,5R)-, Brn 4859778, Ccris 4274

Description

Applications (-)-Form is a pyrolysis product of cellulose and cellulose-containing materials including pulp and paper waste products.Known as a pyrolytic product of cellulose, its very useful as a chiral source for synthesizing natural products because of its highly functionalized structure, which contains one chiral center. Used as chiral building block in organic synthesis.
References Essig, M.G., et al.: Carbohydr. Res., 156, 225 (1986), Taniguchi, T., et al.: Synlett, 971 (1996),

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 126.11
• Formula: C₆H₆O₃
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C6H6O3/c7-5-2-1-4-3-8-6(5)9-4/h1-2,4,6H,3H2/t4-,6+/m0/s1
• InChI key: InChIKey=HITOXZPZGPXYHY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: O=C1C=CC2COC1O2