Threitol

Threitol[1]
Names
Systematic IUPAC name
(2R,3R)-Butane-1,2,3,4-tetrol
Other names
(2R,3R)-Butane-1,2,3,4-tetraol (not recommended)
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
Beilstein Reference
1719752
ChEBI
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.150.149
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EC Number
  • 621-282-7
Gmelin Reference
1782960
KEGG
PubChem CID
UNII
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C4H10O4/c5-1-3(7)4(8)2-6/h3-8H,1-2H2/t3-,4-/m1/s1 checkY
    Key: UNXHWFMMPAWVPI-QWWZWVQMSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C4H10O4/c5-1-3(7)4(8)2-6/h3-8H,1-2H2/t3-,4-/m1/s1
    Key: UNXHWFMMPAWVPI-QWWZWVQMBP
SMILES
  • OC[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)CO
Properties
Chemical formula
C4H10O4
Molar mass 122.12
Appearance Solid
Melting point 88 to 90 °C (190 to 194 °F; 361 to 363 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:[2]
Pictograms
Signal word
Warning
Hazard statements
H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Threitol is a four-carbon sugar alcohol with the molecular formula C4H10O4. It is primarily used as an intermediate in the chemical synthesis of other compounds. It is the diastereomer of erythritol.

In living things, threitol is found in the edible fungus Armillaria mellea.[3] It serves as a cryoprotectant (antifreeze agent) in the Alaskan beetle Upis ceramboides.[4]

See also

References

  1. Threitol at Sigma-Alrich
  2. "D-Threitol". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. Elks, J.; Ganellin, C. R. (1990). Dictionary of Drugs. doi:10.1007/978-1-4757-2085-3. ISBN 978-1-4757-2087-7.
  4. Walters, K. R. Jr; Pan, Q.; Serianni, A. S.; Duman, J. G. (2009). "Cryoprotectant biosynthesis and the selective accumulation of threitol in the freeze-tolerant Alaskan beetle, Upis ceramboides". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284 (25): 16822–16831. doi:10.1074/jbc.M109.013870. PMC 2719318. PMID 19403530.
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