Molecular properties
- Formula
- C6H12O6
- Molar mass
- 180.16 g·mol−1
- Exact mass
- 180.0634 Da
- 1
- 5
- 6
- 110.00 Ų
- -2.6 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
- CAS
- 59-23-4
- PubChem CID
- 6036
Molecule record
Galactose
C6H12O6
180.16 g/mol
Interactions
- Polarity
- Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
- Acid-base behavior
- Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
- Intermolecular forces
- Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.
Functional groups
Alcohol
Physical properties
| Property | Value | Conditions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logp | -2.6 | PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor | PubChem(link only) |
Common names and synonyms
- (3R,4S,5R,6R)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol
- CHEBI:12936
- CHEBI:28061
- CHEBI:28260
- CHEBI:37621
- D Galactose
- D-Gal
- D-Galactopyranose
Show all 22 synonyms
- DTXCID601437050
- G68158BT
- GAL
- Gal (SNFG)
- Galactose, pure
- GlyTouCan:G68158BT
- NSC-8102
- RefChem:7383
- SNFG:Gal
- brain sugar
- cerebrose
- d-galactopyranoside
- galactopyranose
- galactopyranoside
Structure identifiers
- Canonical SMILES
- C([C@@H]1[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](C(O1)O)O)O)O)O
- Isomeric SMILES
- C([C@@H]1[C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](C(O1)O)O)O)O)O
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-2-3(8)4(9)5(10)6(11)12-2/h2-11H,1H2/t2-,3+,4+,5-,6?/m1/s1
- InChIKey
- WQZGKKKJIJFFOK-SVZMEOIVSA-N
- PubChem CID
- 6036
Spectroscopy
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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 Galactose; not experimental data.
Simulated EI mass spectrum
On-demand educational fragmentation for Galactose; not experimental data.
Sources
Molecule identity
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simulated IR
ChemForge original educational simulation.