Threitol
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| IUPAC name
(2R,3R)-Butane-1,2,3,4-tetrol
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| Properties | |
| C4H10O4 | |
| Molar mass | 122.12 g/mol |
| Appearance | White crystalline solid |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Density | 1.401 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 88–90 °C (190–194 °F; 361–363 K) |
| Boiling point | Decomposes |
| 880 g/100 ml (25 °C)[1] | |
| Solubility | Soluble in ethanol, methanol |
| Vapor pressure | ~0 mmHg |
| Hazards | |
| Safety data sheet | Sigma-Aldrich |
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| Related compounds
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Erythritol |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Threitol is a four-carbon sugar alcohol with the molecular formula C4H10O4, diastereomer of erythritol.
Contents
Properties
Chemical
Threitol can be nitrated to threitol tetranitrate using concentrated nitric acid.
Physical
Threitol is a colorless solid, soluble in water.
Availability
It is sold by chemical suppliers.
Occurs naturally in the edible fungus Armillaria mellea, though you will need a large amount of said fungus to obtain significant amounts of threitol.
Preparation
Best to buy it than make it yourself.
Projects
- Sweetener
- Preparation of threitol tetranitrate
Handling
Safety
Threitol has low toxicity.
Storage
Threitol should be kept in closed bottles.
Disposal
No special disposal is required.
References
- ↑ Cohen, Shlomo; Marcus, Yizhak; Migron, Yoelit; Dikstein, Shabtay; Shafran, Avi; Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions; vol. 89; nb. 17; (1993); p. 3271 - 3275
