D-Ribulose

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    488-84-6

    Molecular formula
    C5H10O5

    SMILES
    C([C@H]([C@H](C(=O)CO)O)O)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Sweet 68.12%
    Odorless 45.13%
    Caramellic 43.0%
    Buttery 36.71%
    Fruity 25.95%
    Milky 22.64%
    Creamy 22.08%
    Sharp 20.23%
    Alcoholic 20.13%
    Bitter 19.98%

     

    Flavor
    Odorless 68.79%
    Sweet 42.77%
    Very mild 31.94%
    Sweet-like 30.36%
    Caramellic 22.26%
    Very slight 21.32%
    Bland 21.07%
    Yeast 19.91%
    Acetoin 19.32%
    Cardboard 18.74%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -2.6

    pKa est.
    4.82 (weak acid)

    Molecular weight
    150.13 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    515°C

    Flash point

    • 200.55 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • D-ribulose
    • 488-84-6
    • (3R,4R)-1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentan-2-one
    • D-erythropentulose
    • Ribulose, D-
    • Z7U4KG0138
    • CHEBI:17173
    • RefChem:937748
    • GlyTouCan:G13347EW
    • G13347EW
    • 207-687-8
    • D-Arabinoketose
    • D-Arabinulose
    • D-Riboketose
    • D-ribosone
    • D-Erythro-2-pentulose
    • D-erythro-Pent-2-ulose
    • D-Ribulose (~1M aqueous solution)
    • ribosone
    • erythropentulose
    • UNII-Z7U4KG0138
    • 1,3,4,5-tetrahydroxypentan-2-one
    • D-ERYTHRO-2-KETOPENTOSE
    • erythro-pentulose
    • 2-Ribulose
    • RBL
    • D-Rul
    • EINECS 207-687-8
    • DL-erythro-Pentulose
    • D-RIBULOSE [MI]
    • UNII-DJM6K5T6YA
    • SCHEMBL44299
    • D-Ribulose (~1M solution)
    • DL-ERYTHRO-2-PENTULOSE
    • CHEMBL195989
    • orb1692409
    • SCHEMBL31338625
    • AKOS027430464
    • MR03858
    • DB-230306
    • HY-121305
    • NS00042853
    • C05052
    • D-Ribulose, 0.5-1.0 mol/L aqueous solution
    • G90919
    • Q40075
    • 3912CBFB-62B6-40A7-ABE6-D010F07A767D
    • 488-84-6

  • Applications

    D-Ribulose is primarily used as a carbohydrate building block and intermediate in carbohydrate chemistry and biocatalysis. In industry and research it serves as a substrate for enzymatic transformations to access rare sugars and sugar phosphates, enabling routes to ribose-derived intermediates and nucleotide-sugar derivatives used in pharmaceutical and biochemical applications. It also functions as a reference standard or analytical reagent in laboratories studying pentose metabolism. Additionally, it is explored as a feedstock for biotechnological processes and as a precursor for sugar-derived materials used in specialty polymers and coatings.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 17.06
    methanol 116.72
    isopropanol 6.74
    water 1865.44
    ethyl acetate 1.7
    n-propanol 7.52
    acetone 2.99
    n-butanol 4.35
    acetonitrile 2.75
    DMF 445.59
    toluene 0.29
    isobutanol 3.53
    1,4-dioxane 14.42
    methyl acetate 1.83
    THF 6.26
    2-butanone 2.3
    n-pentanol 2.51
    sec-butanol 5.37
    n-hexane 0.18
    ethylene glycol 384.22
    NMP 225.83
    cyclohexane 1.07
    DMSO 1127.77
    n-butyl acetate 1.06
    n-octanol 2.16
    chloroform 0.92
    n-propyl acetate 0.87
    acetic acid 21.09
    dichloromethane 2.07
    cyclohexanone 5.98
    propylene glycol 104.21
    isopropyl acetate 1.19
    DMAc 182.55
    2-ethoxyethanol 38.76
    isopentanol 2.78
    n-heptane 1.02
    ethyl formate 2.69
    1,2-dichloroethane 2.62
    n-hexanol 2.77
    2-methoxyethanol 122.72
    isobutyl acetate 0.44
    tetrachloromethane 0.57
    n-pentyl acetate 1.0
    transcutol 28.21
    n-heptanol 2.85
    ethylbenzene 0.34
    MIBK 1.4
    2-propoxyethanol 18.34
    tert-butanol 6.47
    MTBE 1.81
    2-butoxyethanol 11.8
    propionic acid 11.43
    o-xylene 0.96
    formic acid 468.78
    diethyl ether 1.48
    m-xylene 0.6
    p-xylene 0.44
    chlorobenzene 0.3
    dimethyl carbonate 7.2
    n-octane 0.38
    formamide 345.27
    cyclopentanone 6.39
    2-pentanone 1.85
    anisole 1.39
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 3.35
    gamma-butyrolactone 11.99
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 50.83
    pyridine 2.72
    3-pentanone 2.32
    furfural 20.05
    n-dodecane 0.24
    diethylene glycol 73.28
    diisopropyl ether 0.73
    tert-amyl alcohol 6.32
    acetylacetone 4.21
    n-hexadecane 0.26
    acetophenone 2.56
    methyl propionate 4.62
    isopentyl acetate 0.85
    trichloroethylene 2.3
    n-nonanol 1.98
    cyclohexanol 6.35
    benzyl alcohol 3.98
    2-ethylhexanol 1.86
    isooctanol 2.12
    dipropyl ether 2.12
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 0.69
    ethyl lactate 6.84
    propylene carbonate 4.37
    n-methylformamide 117.28
    2-pentanol 2.58
    n-pentane 0.34
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 10.58
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 4.26
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 12.54
    mesitylene 0.82
    ε-caprolactone 6.66
    p-cymene 0.95
    epichlorohydrin 7.02
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 0.48
    2-aminoethanol 166.96
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 148.88
    sulfolane 96.03
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.3
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3.03
    n-hexyl acetate 1.29
    isooctane 0.17
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 16.52
    sec-butyl acetate 0.61
    tert-butyl acetate 1.62
    decalin 0.35
    glycerin 340.85
    diglyme 29.63
    acrylic acid 23.43
    isopropyl myristate 0.71
    n-butyric acid 5.54
    acetyl acetate 1.47
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 1.84
    ethyl propionate 1.31
    nitromethane 29.36
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2.47
    benzonitrile 1.29
    trioctyl phosphate 1.67
    1-bromopropane 0.64
    gamma-valerolactone 27.58
    n-decanol 1.56
    triethyl phosphate 2.15
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 1.57
    propionitrile 1.72
    vinylene carbonate 4.93
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 46.88
    DMS 2.34
    cumene 0.47
    2-octanol 1.54
    2-hexanone 0.98
    octyl acetate 1.08
    limonene 1.66
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 19.72
    ethyl orthosilicate 1.95
    tributyl phosphate 1.29
    diacetone alcohol 8.81
    N,N-dimethylaniline 3.16
    acrylonitrile 4.11
    aniline 1.66
    1,3-propanediol 78.08
    bromobenzene 0.22
    dibromomethane 0.99
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3.6
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1.42
    tetrabutyl urea 3.58
    diisobutyl methanol 1.77
    2-phenylethanol 3.0
    styrene 0.31
    dioctyl adipate 1.67
    dimethyl sulfate 33.39
    ethyl butyrate 1.46
    methyl lactate 29.07
    butyl lactate 3.35
    diethyl carbonate 1.03
    propanediol butyl ether 15.76
    triethyl orthoformate 1.91
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1.04
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 6.08
    morpholine 24.2
    tert-butylamine 2.61
    n-dodecanol 1.33
    dimethoxymethane 33.82
    ethylene carbonate 3.64
    cyrene 32.75
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1.93
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 0.73
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 0.98
    4-methylpyridine 1.75
    dibutyl ether 0.94
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 1.77
    DEF 20.97
    dimethyl isosorbide 16.65
    tetrachloroethylene 3.24
    eugenol 8.39
    triacetin 3.42
    span 80 11.2
    1,4-butanediol 36.1
    1,1-dichloroethane 0.62
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1.91
    methyl formate 36.18
    2-methyl-1-butanol 3.25
    n-decane 0.35
    butyronitrile 1.29
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 1.6
    1-chlorooctane 0.64
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.38
    n-nonane 0.37
    undecane 0.28
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.22
    cyclooctane 0.7
    cyclopentanol 7.19
    tetrahydropyran 3.08
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2.47
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 27.11
    1-hexene 0.25
    2-isopropoxyethanol 13.49
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 40.9
    methyl butyrate 1.84

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IFRA standard 51

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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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