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Molecules
Compound

D-Glucose

(3R,4S,5S,6R)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol

Formula
C₆H₁₂O₆
Molecular weight
180.16 g/mol
Atoms
24
Bonds
24
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Structure

2D projection of D-Glucose, C6H12O6HHHHHOOOHHHOOOHHHH

A flat projection of PubChem's computed 3D conformer, seen from its broadest side. Atoms are coloured by element (CPK) and lettered unless they are carbon; double and triple bonds are drawn as parallel lines. Pulled from PubChem on 2026-10-03.

Identifiers and properties

Formula
C6H12O6
Molecular weight
180.16 g/mol
IUPAC name
(3R,4S,5S,6R)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol
InChIKey
WQZGKKKJIJFFOK-GASJEMHNSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-2-3(8)4(9)5(10)6(11)12-2/h2-11H,1H2/t2-,3-,4+,5-,6?/m1/s1
SMILES
C([C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](C(O1)O)O)O)O)O
Connectivity SMILES
C(C1C(C(C(C(O1)O)O)O)O)O
XLogP (computed)
-2.6
Formal charge
0
PubChem CID
5793

Element composition

ElementAtomsMass (Da)Share of mass
Carbon (C)672.06640.00%
Hydrogen (H)1212.0966.71%
Oxygen (O)695.99453.28%

Counted from the structure's atoms with standard atomic masses.

Synonyms

  • D-Glucopyranose
  • glucose
  • Glucopyranose
  • Grape sugar
  • Blood sugar
  • (3R,4S,5S,6R)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol
  • D-Glc
  • Traubenzucker
  • Glucosteril
  • Cartose
  • anhydrous glucose
  • Maxim Energy Gel
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  • Glucosum, anhydrous
  • Staleydex 333
  • Corn sugar
  • d-glucopyranoside
  • GLUCOSE, ALPHA-D-
  • Cerelose
  • Dextropur
  • Dextrosol
  • Glucolin
  • Goldsugar
  • Vadex
  • CHEBI:17234
  • CHEBI:17634

PubChem lists 163 names for this compound; these are the first 25, most used first.

Source

Source
PubChem, U.S. National Library of Medicine (NIH)
Record
PubChem CID 5793
Pulled
2026-10-03

Reference data only: identifiers, computed properties and geometry as PubChem published them on the pull date.