methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    97-30-3

    Molecular formula
    C7H14O6

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

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Odorless 70.52%
    Sweet 37.94%
    Caramellic 27.14%
    Alcoholic 24.76%
    Woody 19.27%
    Milky 18.37%
    Malty 17.17%
    Cooling 16.75%
    Vanilla 16.65%
    Bitter 16.46%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 83.11%
    Odorless 53.71%
    Bitter 48.25%
    Sweet-like 30.84%
    Alcoholic 25.22%
    Cauliflower 23.37%
    Very slight 23.23%
    Caramel 21.71%
    Vanilla 21.65%
    Soup 21.51%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -2.2

    pKa est.
    5.31 (weak acid)

    Molecular weight
    194.18 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    620°C

    Flash point

    • 184.34 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • 97-30-3
    • Methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside
    • alpha-Methylglucoside
    • Methyl alpha-D-glucoside
    • alpha-Methyl-D-glucoside
    • alpha-Methyl D-glucose ether
    • 1-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucoside
    • methyl glucose
    • 1-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside
    • QCF122NF3R
    • alpha-D-Glucopyranoside, methyl
    • DTXSID7026605
    • CHEBI:320061
    • DTXCID806605
    • NSC-102101
    • NSC-214092
    • RefChem:1089535
    • 202-571-3
    • Methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside
    • (2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methoxyoxane-3,4,5-triol
    • methyl a-d-glucopyranoside
    • alpha-MDG
    • Me alpha-Glc
    • alpha-D-Methylglucoside
    • MFCD00064086
    • alpha-D-methyl glucoside
    • 1-O-methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranose
    • .alpha.-D-Glucopyranoside, methyl
    • Methyl |A-D-glucoside
    • .alpha.-Methylglucoside
    • (2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-6-methoxytetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol
    • Methyl .alpha.-D-glucoside
    • C7H14O6
    • .alpha.-Methyl D-glucose ether
    • Methyl .alpha.-D-glucopyranoside
    • Methyl |A-D-glucopyranoside
    • Methyl ?-D-Glucopyranoside
    • GYP
    • Methyl alpha-D-glucoside (VAN)
    • EINECS 202-571-3
    • alpha-D-Glucoside, methyl
    • UNII-QCF122NF3R
    • NSC 102101
    • alphaMG
    • AI3-18790
    • MalphaDG
    • Glucopyranoside, methyl, .alpha.-D-
    • alpha-methyl-D-glucose pyranoside
    • Me-alpha-Glc
    • Glucopyranoside, methyl, alpha-D-
    • a-methyl-D-glucoside
    • 1ws4
    • Methyl hexopyranoside #
    • a-D-methyl glucopyranoside
    • Epitope ID:150073
    • methyl alpha-D-glucopyranose
    • SCHEMBL50473
    • ALPHA-METHYL GLUCOSIDE
    • alpha-D-methyl glucopyranoside
    • .alpha.-Methyl-(d)-glucoside
    • .alpha.-d-Methylglucopyranoside
    • CHEMBL131853
    • GTPL4640
    • orb2941989
    • Methyl alpha -D-glucopyranoside
    • BDBM20876
    • methyl alpha-(D)-glucopyranoside
    • Tox21_200430
    • [14C]alpha-methyl-D-glucopyranoside
    • .ALPHA.-METHYLGLUCOSIDE [MI]
    • alpha-methyl-D-glucopyranoside (AMG)
    • AKOS015896548
    • CS-W021034
    • HY-W040294
    • MM03961
    • CAS-97-30-3
    • Methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside, >=99%
    • 1-O-METHYL-.ALPHA.-D-GLUCOSIDE
    • METHYL .ALPHA.-D-(+)-GLUCOSIDE
    • NCGC00257984-01
    • AS-14322
    • M0228
    • NS00078809
    • 1-O-METHYL-.ALPHA.-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE
    • EN300-92952
    • P16421
    • Q27074402
    • BE2A51F8-C121-4E44-89AB-05A013F8AA57
    • Methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside, for microbiology, >=99.0%
    • (2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-methoxy-tetrahydropyran-3,4,5-triol
    • 97-30-3

  • Applications

    methyl alpha-D-glucopyranoside acts as a glycoside building block and protective sugar moiety in carbohydrate synthesis, enabling glycosylation steps and serving as an intermediate for specialized chemical projects in pharmaceuticals and related industries. It is commonly used as a precursor for the synthesis of glycosides and glycosylated conjugates in pharmaceutical development, and as a reference standard or analytical calibrant for methods targeting sugar-containing compounds. In research and development, it serves as a substrate or model substrate for enzymatic studies of glycosidases and glycosyltransferases. In materials science and industrial research, it can be used as a starting point for preparing glycosylated polymers and sugar-containing materials to tune hydrophilicity and biocompatibility. Its use depends on formulation goals and local regulations.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 4.01
    methanol 45.08
    isopropanol 1.25
    water 836.92
    ethyl acetate 0.52
    n-propanol 1.43
    acetone 0.45
    n-butanol 1.09
    acetonitrile 0.63
    DMF 66.43
    toluene 0.14
    isobutanol 0.81
    1,4-dioxane 4.57
    methyl acetate 0.33
    THF 1.88
    2-butanone 0.37
    n-pentanol 0.84
    sec-butanol 1.03
    n-hexane 0.07
    ethylene glycol 117.66
    NMP 72.78
    cyclohexane 0.45
    DMSO 382.2
    n-butyl acetate 0.42
    n-octanol 0.98
    chloroform 0.45
    n-propyl acetate 0.28
    acetic acid 7.49
    dichloromethane 0.88
    cyclohexanone 2.21
    propylene glycol 26.42
    isopropyl acetate 0.37
    DMAc 35.75
    2-ethoxyethanol 13.68
    isopentanol 0.79
    n-heptane 0.37
    ethyl formate 0.85
    1,2-dichloroethane 0.82
    n-hexanol 1.03
    2-methoxyethanol 39.05
    isobutyl acetate 0.18
    tetrachloromethane 0.26
    n-pentyl acetate 0.46
    transcutol 13.2
    n-heptanol 1.3
    ethylbenzene 0.18
    MIBK 0.37
    2-propoxyethanol 7.41
    tert-butanol 1.27
    MTBE 0.32
    2-butoxyethanol 5.53
    propionic acid 2.63
    o-xylene 0.42
    formic acid 278.66
    diethyl ether 0.4
    m-xylene 0.28
    p-xylene 0.21
    chlorobenzene 0.17
    dimethyl carbonate 1.78
    n-octane 0.17
    formamide 144.87
    cyclopentanone 1.98
    2-pentanone 0.4
    anisole 0.45
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1.23
    gamma-butyrolactone 4.2
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 13.72
    pyridine 1.09
    3-pentanone 0.54
    furfural 9.65
    n-dodecane 0.11
    diethylene glycol 34.5
    diisopropyl ether 0.2
    tert-amyl alcohol 1.24
    acetylacetone 1.15
    n-hexadecane 0.11
    acetophenone 1.02
    methyl propionate 1.15
    isopentyl acetate 0.36
    trichloroethylene 0.9
    n-nonanol 0.92
    cyclohexanol 2.43
    benzyl alcohol 1.78
    2-ethylhexanol 0.75
    isooctanol 0.97
    dipropyl ether 0.73
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 0.4
    ethyl lactate 2.51
    propylene carbonate 1.96
    n-methylformamide 24.42
    2-pentanol 0.63
    n-pentane 0.11
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 3.99
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1.65
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 5.41
    mesitylene 0.35
    ε-caprolactone 2.95
    p-cymene 0.46
    epichlorohydrin 2.33
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 0.16
    2-aminoethanol 43.81
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 53.54
    sulfolane 42.82
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.09
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 0.97
    n-hexyl acetate 0.62
    isooctane 0.05
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 7.81
    sec-butyl acetate 0.2
    tert-butyl acetate 0.47
    decalin 0.16
    glycerin 131.27
    diglyme 13.3
    acrylic acid 6.54
    isopropyl myristate 0.3
    n-butyric acid 1.83
    acetyl acetate 0.58
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 1.03
    ethyl propionate 0.41
    nitromethane 7.71
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1.01
    benzonitrile 0.71
    trioctyl phosphate 0.85
    1-bromopropane 0.21
    gamma-valerolactone 11.46
    n-decanol 0.7
    triethyl phosphate 1.03
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 0.46
    propionitrile 0.4
    vinylene carbonate 2.44
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 22.78
    DMS 1.02
    cumene 0.22
    2-octanol 0.7
    2-hexanone 0.29
    octyl acetate 0.48
    limonene 0.69
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 6.17
    ethyl orthosilicate 0.89
    tributyl phosphate 0.66
    diacetone alcohol 2.44
    N,N-dimethylaniline 1.07
    acrylonitrile 1.07
    aniline 0.7
    1,3-propanediol 21.89
    bromobenzene 0.14
    dibromomethane 0.45
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 1.28
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 0.68
    tetrabutyl urea 1.48
    diisobutyl methanol 0.68
    2-phenylethanol 1.55
    styrene 0.15
    dioctyl adipate 0.74
    dimethyl sulfate 10.01
    ethyl butyrate 0.58
    methyl lactate 8.84
    butyl lactate 1.67
    diethyl carbonate 0.46
    propanediol butyl ether 7.7
    triethyl orthoformate 0.86
    p-tert-butyltoluene 0.46
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 2.65
    morpholine 7.01
    tert-butylamine 0.55
    n-dodecanol 0.55
    dimethoxymethane 7.56
    ethylene carbonate 1.67
    cyrene 16.11
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 0.95
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 0.34
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 0.56
    4-methylpyridine 0.65
    dibutyl ether 0.37
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 0.68
    DEF 4.77
    dimethyl isosorbide 8.92
    tetrachloroethylene 1.42
    eugenol 3.98
    triacetin 1.76
    span 80 5.48
    1,4-butanediol 11.53
    1,1-dichloroethane 0.17
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 0.68
    methyl formate 8.59
    2-methyl-1-butanol 0.9
    n-decane 0.16
    butyronitrile 0.4
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 0.68
    1-chlorooctane 0.29
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.16
    n-nonane 0.17
    undecane 0.13
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.08
    cyclooctane 0.29
    cyclopentanol 2.34
    tetrahydropyran 1.04
    tert-amyl methyl ether 0.53
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 12.17
    1-hexene 0.09
    2-isopropoxyethanol 4.55
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 17.18
    methyl butyrate 0.58

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