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Molecule record

glucose

C6H12O6

180.16 g/mol

2D structure for glucose

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
50-99-7
PubChem CID
5793

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

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp-2.6PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • (3R,4S,5S,6R)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol
  • Blood sugar
  • CHEBI:17234
  • Cartose
  • Cerelose
  • Corn sugar
  • D-Glc
  • D-Glucopyranose
Show all 23 synonyms
  • Dextropur
  • Dextrosol
  • GLUCOSE, ALPHA-D-
  • Glucolin
  • Glucopyranose
  • Glucosteril
  • Glucosum, anhydrous
  • Goldsugar
  • Grape sugar
  • Maxim Energy Gel
  • Staleydex 333
  • Traubenzucker
  • Vadex
  • anhydrous glucose
  • d-glucopyranoside

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-GASJEMHNSA-N
PubChem CID
5793

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 glucose; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

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

Related molecules

2D structure for Fructose

Fructose

C6H12O6180.16 g·mol−1

2D structure for Fructose

Fructose

C6H12O6180.16 g·mol−1

2D structure for ethanol

ethanol

C2H6O46.07 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.

ChemArche Original Educational Content(redistributable)
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