L-Fucose

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    2438-80-4

    Molecular formula
    C6H12O5

    SMILES
    C[C@H]1[C@H]([C@H]([C@@H](C(O1)O)O)O)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Odorless 63.15%
    Sweet 46.57%
    Caramellic 37.03%
    Woody 32.45%
    Vanilla 22.55%
    Burnt 22.53%
    Smoky 20.72%
    Phenolic 20.46%
    Milky 20.0%
    Creamy 19.69%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 85.79%
    Odorless 53.77%
    Bitter 43.28%
    Sweet-like 29.02%
    Cauliflower 22.49%
    Very slight 22.4%
    Alcoholic 21.49%
    Caramel 21.05%
    Mentholic 20.97%
    Vanilla 20.93%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -2.1

    pKa est.
    6.27 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    164.16 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    442°C

    Flash point

    • 162.16 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • L-fucopyranose
    • 6-Deoxy-L-galactopyranose
    • L-galactomethylose
    • (3S,4R,5S,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol
    • 6-deoxy-galactose
    • L-Fuc
    • CHEBI:2181
    • 6-deoxy-galactopyranose
    • 6-Deoxy-Galactopyranoside
    • 6-Deoxy-L-Galactopyranoside
    • FUC
    • (-)-L-Fucose
    • 6-Deoxy-L-beta-galactose
    • alpha Fucose
    • alpha-Fucose
    • SNFG:Fuc
    • Fuc (SNFG)
    • GlyTouCan:G82576YO
    • RefChem:1088166
    • CHEBI:18287
    • CHEBI:33984
    • G82576YO
    • 219-452-7
    • (-)-Fucose
    • (2R,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5-tetrakis(oxidanyl)hexanal
    • 2438-80-4
    • 28RYY2IV3F
    • 6-Deoxy-L-Galactose
    • Deoxygalactose-cerecor
    • Fucose
    • Fucose-cerecor
    • L-Fucose
    • L-Galactose, 6-deoxy-
    • NSC-1219
    • (3S,4R,5S,6S)-6-Methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2,3,4,5-tetraol
    • 87-96-7
    • 6-Desoxygalactose
    • fucopyranose
    • L-Galactopyranose, 6-deoxy-
    • 6-methyltetrahydropyran-2,3,4,5-tetraol
    • bmse000036
    • Epitope ID:152214
    • Fucopyranose, L- (7CI)
    • SCHEMBL63943
    • CHEMBL469449
    • SCHEMBL17509771
    • DTXSID501016770
    • GLXC-27372
    • BDBM50242419
    • MFCD00064365
    • L-Galactopyranose, 6-deoxy- (9CI)
    • AKOS016844003
    • 6-deoxy-L-galactopyranoseL-fucopyranose
    • EBC-253247
    • NS00015256
    • C01019
    • D12571
    • EN300-6732867
    • Q409082
    • O_FULL_00100000000000_GS_657
    • L-(?)-Fucose; (3S,4R,5S,6S)-6-methyloxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol
    • 2438-80-4

  • Applications

    L-Fucose (CAS 2438-80-4) is mainly used as a building block for the synthesis of fucosylated oligosaccharides and glycoconjugates intended for research and pharmaceutical development. It is commonly employed as a reagent in glycoscience and glycoprotein engineering, supporting basic studies as well as drug discovery and glycoengineering efforts. As a precursor for carbohydrate-based polymers and glyco-conjugate materials, L-Fucose is explored in biotechnology and biomaterial applications. It is also used as an analytical standard for carbohydrate analysis, helping to calibrate methods such as HPLC and GC that quantify sugar structures. In industrial and research settings, its role remains largely in the development and evaluation phase of fucosylated constructs, subject to local regulations and formulation constraints.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 4.67
    methanol 21.27
    isopropanol 2.36
    water 440.73
    ethyl acetate 1.98
    n-propanol 2.46
    acetone 2.39
    n-butanol 2.23
    acetonitrile 1.13
    DMF 56.46
    toluene 0.32
    isobutanol 1.65
    1,4-dioxane 9.02
    methyl acetate 1.11
    THF 9.36
    2-butanone 1.56
    n-pentanol 1.32
    sec-butanol 2.47
    n-hexane 0.13
    ethylene glycol 103.78
    NMP 62.31
    cyclohexane 0.44
    DMSO 404.81
    n-butyl acetate 1.19
    n-octanol 2.46
    chloroform 0.51
    n-propyl acetate 0.84
    acetic acid 24.96
    dichloromethane 0.8
    cyclohexanone 5.37
    propylene glycol 29.73
    isopropyl acetate 1.76
    DMAc 43.2
    2-ethoxyethanol 24.09
    isopentanol 2.48
    n-heptane 0.62
    ethyl formate 2.21
    1,2-dichloroethane 1.0
    n-hexanol 3.09
    2-methoxyethanol 60.54
    isobutyl acetate 0.43
    tetrachloromethane 0.64
    n-pentyl acetate 1.44
    transcutol 26.31
    n-heptanol 3.37
    ethylbenzene 0.31
    MIBK 2.63
    2-propoxyethanol 19.52
    tert-butanol 5.19
    MTBE 1.26
    2-butoxyethanol 12.39
    propionic acid 6.41
    o-xylene 0.89
    formic acid 329.41
    diethyl ether 1.14
    m-xylene 0.84
    p-xylene 0.35
    chlorobenzene 0.26
    dimethyl carbonate 3.37
    n-octane 0.32
    formamide 163.58
    cyclopentanone 7.1
    2-pentanone 2.42
    anisole 0.94
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 3.91
    gamma-butyrolactone 13.06
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 29.51
    pyridine 1.41
    3-pentanone 1.86
    furfural 18.19
    n-dodecane 0.21
    diethylene glycol 64.71
    diisopropyl ether 0.76
    tert-amyl alcohol 4.97
    acetylacetone 7.34
    n-hexadecane 0.23
    acetophenone 2.04
    methyl propionate 2.94
    isopentyl acetate 1.3
    trichloroethylene 1.28
    n-nonanol 2.33
    cyclohexanol 4.56
    benzyl alcohol 2.45
    2-ethylhexanol 1.99
    isooctanol 2.79
    dipropyl ether 1.81
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 0.58
    ethyl lactate 4.74
    propylene carbonate 5.16
    n-methylformamide 25.31
    2-pentanol 1.99
    n-pentane 0.19
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 10.85
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 5.18
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 11.97
    mesitylene 1.05
    ε-caprolactone 6.43
    p-cymene 1.05
    epichlorohydrin 6.18
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 0.46
    2-aminoethanol 45.53
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 58.36
    sulfolane 69.06
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.22
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3.43
    n-hexyl acetate 1.99
    isooctane 0.18
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 16.11
    sec-butyl acetate 0.69
    tert-butyl acetate 2.88
    decalin 0.23
    glycerin 137.18
    diglyme 27.39
    acrylic acid 11.73
    isopropyl myristate 1.07
    n-butyric acid 5.59
    acetyl acetate 2.18
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 2.27
    ethyl propionate 1.14
    nitromethane 22.36
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2.4
    benzonitrile 1.01
    trioctyl phosphate 2.22
    1-bromopropane 0.29
    gamma-valerolactone 23.09
    n-decanol 1.8
    triethyl phosphate 2.0
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 2.02
    propionitrile 0.64
    vinylene carbonate 3.99
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 35.45
    DMS 2.37
    cumene 0.42
    2-octanol 1.94
    2-hexanone 0.92
    octyl acetate 1.55
    limonene 1.51
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 12.07
    ethyl orthosilicate 1.8
    tributyl phosphate 1.65
    diacetone alcohol 12.79
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1.67
    acrylonitrile 1.41
    aniline 1.28
    1,3-propanediol 36.56
    bromobenzene 0.2
    dibromomethane 0.46
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1.82
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 1.8
    tetrabutyl urea 3.1
    diisobutyl methanol 2.21
    2-phenylethanol 3.2
    styrene 0.22
    dioctyl adipate 1.89
    dimethyl sulfate 16.37
    ethyl butyrate 1.49
    methyl lactate 14.21
    butyl lactate 3.83
    diethyl carbonate 0.95
    propanediol butyl ether 13.14
    triethyl orthoformate 1.8
    p-tert-butyltoluene 1.19
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 6.73
    morpholine 10.53
    tert-butylamine 1.7
    n-dodecanol 1.41
    dimethoxymethane 15.5
    ethylene carbonate 3.07
    cyrene 22.18
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 2.65
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 0.99
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 0.8
    4-methylpyridine 1.16
    dibutyl ether 0.92
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 2.21
    DEF 10.07
    dimethyl isosorbide 19.52
    tetrachloroethylene 2.47
    eugenol 8.27
    triacetin 4.37
    span 80 10.96
    1,4-butanediol 14.97
    1,1-dichloroethane 0.3
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 1.51
    methyl formate 14.28
    2-methyl-1-butanol 2.27
    n-decane 0.34
    butyronitrile 0.73
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 2.15
    1-chlorooctane 0.72
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.37
    n-nonane 0.33
    undecane 0.26
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.19
    cyclooctane 0.4
    cyclopentanol 5.37
    tetrahydropyran 2.03
    tert-amyl methyl ether 2.06
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 25.91
    1-hexene 0.18
    2-isopropoxyethanol 10.02
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 35.25
    methyl butyrate 1.51

    Scent© AI

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IFRA standard 51

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