The Methyl-2-deoxy-beta-D-ribofuranoside, with the CAS registry number 51255-18-6, has the IUPAC name of 2-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methoxyoxolan-3-ol. And the molecular formula of the chemical is C₆H₁₂O₄.

The characteristics of this chemical are as followings: (1)ACD/LogP: -0.77; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0 ; (3)#H bond acceptors: 4#H ; (4)bond donors: 2; (5)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 4; (6)Polar Surface Area: 36.92 Å²; (7)Index of Refraction: 1.487; (8)Molar Refractivity: 34.26 cm³; (9)Molar Volume: 118.9 cm³; (10)Polarizability: 13.58×10^-24cm³; (11)Surface Tension: 45.6 dyne/cm; (12)Density: 1.24 g/cm³; (13)Flash Point: 131.9 °C; (14)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 61.97 kJ/mol; (15)Boiling Point: 294.5 °C at 760 mmHg; (16)Vapour Pressure: 0.000169 mmHg at 25°C.

Addtionally, the following datas could be converted into the molecular structure:
(1)SMILES: OC1C(OC(OC)C1)CO
(2)InChI: InChI=1/C6H12O4/c1-9-6-2-4(8)5(3-7)10-6/h4-8H,2-3H2,1H3
(3)InChIKey: NVGJZDFWPSOTHM-UHFFFAOYAC