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Molecule record

Fructose

C6H12O6

180.16 g/mol

2D structure for Fructose

Molecular properties

Formula
C6H12O6
Molar mass
180.16 g·mol−1
Exact mass
180.0634 Da
1
5
6
118.00 Ų
CAS
57-48-7
PubChem CID
5984

Interactions

Polarity
Strongly polar.
Acid-base behavior
Neutral in ordinary contexts.
Intermolecular forces
Extensive hydrogen bonding.

Functional groups

Alcohol

Physical properties

No source-backed physical properties are curated for this molecule yet.

Common names and synonyms

  • fruit sugar
  • levulose

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
C(C(C(C(C(=O)CO)O)O)O)O
InChIKey
BJHIKXHVCXFQLS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
5984

Spectroscopy

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IR spectrum

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile

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Peak assignments

3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for Fructose; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for Fructose; not experimental data.

Related molecules

2D structure for glucose

glucose

C6H12O6180.16 g·mol−1

2D structure for sucrose

sucrose

C12H22O11342.30 g·mol−1

Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

ChemForge original educational simulation.

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