
(2S,4R)-Pentane-1,2,3,4,5-Pentol
Ribitol is a pentitol (five-carbon sugar alcohol) having meso-configuration, being derived from ribose by reduction of the carbonyl group. It occurs naturally in the plant Adonis vernalis. It has a role as a plant metabolite, a human metabolite and a Daphnia magna metabolite. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (2R,4S)-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
- Molecular formula
- C5H12O5
- Molecular weight
- 152.15 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 152.06847348 Da
- XLogP3
- -2.5
- Topological polar surface area
- 101.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 5
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 5
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 2
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:15963
- ChEBI:CHEBI:17151
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1865120
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL3137744
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL96783
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID601032335
- PubMed:25422590
- PubMed:23060871
- PubMed:23027746
- PubMed:23016999
- PubMed:22985953
- PubMed:22973473
- PubMed:22960461
- PubMed:22950013
- PubMed:22948921
- PubMed:22942146
- PubMed:22939799
- PubMed:22918894
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