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xylosan
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Xylosan (1,4-anhydro-α-D-xylopyranose) is a molecule produced during pyrolysis of the hemicellulose found in wood. Xylosan is the dehydrated product of the 5-carbon xylose sugar monomer, a major component of hemicellulose.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C5H8O4
- Molecular weight
- 132.11 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (1R,4R,5R,6R)-2,7-dioxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-5,6-diol
- SMILES
- C1[C@@H]2[C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O1)O2)O)O
- InChIKey
- OYJJPEGOLXZHDM-KKQCNMDGSA-N
- XLogP
- -1.5
- Polar surface area
- 58.9 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 132.042259
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- chemical formula
- C₅H₈O₄
- isomeric SMILES
- C1[C@@H]2[C@@H]([C@H]([C@H](O1)O2)O)O
- canonical SMILES
- C1C2C(C(C(O1)O2)O)O
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Encyclopedic overview
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Xylosan (1,4-anhydro-α-D-xylopyranose) is a molecule produced during pyrolysis of the hemicellulose found in wood. Xylosan is the dehydrated product of the 5-carbon xylose sugar monomer, a major component of hemicellulose.
==References==
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