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Properties of substance:

D-gluconic acid

Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

crystals

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C6H12O7

Structural formula as text:

HOCH2(CHOH)4COOH

Molar/atomic mass: 196.155

Melting point (°C):

131

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

benzene: insoluble [Ref.]
diethyl ether: insoluble [Ref.]
ethanol: sparingly soluble [Ref.]
water: very soluble [Ref.]

Reactions:

  1. [Ref.1]
    HOCH2(CHOH)4COOH + 4HIO4 → CH2O + 3HCOOH + OHCCOOH + 4HIO3 + H2O

Dissociation:

pKa (1) = 3.76 (17°C, water)

LD50 (mg/kg):

90 (rats, intraperitoneal)

References:

  1. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. - 95ed. - CRC Press, 2014. - pp. 3-282
  2. Stahl P.H., Wermuth C.G. Handbook of Pharmaceutical Salts: Properties, Selection, and Use. - Wiley-VCH, 2002. - pp. 284-285
  3. Справочник химика. - Т. 2. - Л.-М.: Химия, 1964. - pp. 632-633 [Russian]

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