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dithioerythritol
Sign in to saveAlso known as 1,4-dithioerythritol, (2R*,3S*)-1,4-dimercapto-2,3-butanediol, (2R,3S)-1,4-dimercaptobutane-2,3-diol
Dithioerythritol (DTE) is a sulfur containing sugar alcohol derived from the corresponding 4-carbon monosaccharide erythrose. It is an epimer of dithiothreitol (DTT). The molecular formula for DTE is C4H10O2S2.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H10O2S2
- Molecular weight
- 154.3 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (2R,3S)-1,4-bis(sulfanyl)butane-2,3-diol
- SMILES
- C([C@H]([C@H](CS)O)O)S
- InChIKey
- VHJLVAABSRFDPM-ZXZARUISSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.4
- Polar surface area
- 42.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 4
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 154.012
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- chemical formula
- C₄H₁₀O₂S₂
- isomeric SMILES
- C([C@H]([C@H](CS)O)O)S
- canonical SMILES
- C(C(C(CS)O)O)S
- Commons category
- Dithioerythritol
- melting point
- 83
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Encyclopedic overview
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Dithioerythritol (DTE) is a sulfur containing sugar alcohol derived from the corresponding 4-carbon monosaccharide erythrose. It is an epimer of dithiothreitol (DTT). The molecular formula for DTE is C4H10O2S2.
== Chemical properties == DTE is a crystalline solid soluble in water and alcohols.
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