The L-Galactose is an organic compound with the formula C₆H₁₂O₆. The IUPAC name of this chemical is (2S,3R,4R,5S)-2,3,4,5,6-Pentahydroxyhexanal. With the CAS registry number 15572-79-9, it is also named as Aldehydo-L-galactose. The product's categories are Basic Sugars (Mono and Oligosaccharides); Biochemistry; Galactose; Sugars; Carbohydrates GAnalytical Standards; GBiochemicals and Reagents; Alphabetic; Carbohydrate Synthesis; Monosaccharides; MonosaccharideSpecialty Synthesis; Carbohydrates; Carbohydrates A to; Carbohydrates GBiochemicals and Reagents; Monosaccharide. Besides, it is white fine crystalline powder, which shuold be stored in a sealed, dry, well-ventilated, lightproof place. It is a type of sugar that is less sweet than glucose. It is considered a nutritive sweetener because it has food energy. It is an epimer of glucose. And it is a polymer of the sugar galactose found in hemicellulose. It can be converted to galactose by hydrolysis.

Physical properties about L-Galactose are: (1)ACD/LogP: -3.17; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 1; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): -3.17; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): -3.17; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 1; (8)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 1; (9)#H bond acceptors: 6; (10)#H bond donors: 5; (11)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 10; (12)Polar Surface Area: 63.22 Å²; (13)Index of Refraction: 1.573; (14)Molar Refractivity: 37.54 cm³; (15)Molar Volume: 113.9 cm³; (16)Polarizability: 14.88×10^-24 cm³; (17)Surface Tension: 92 dyne/cm; (18)Density: 1.581 g/cm³; (19)Flash Point: 286.7 °C; (20)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 92.22 kJ/mol; (21)Boiling Point: 527.1 °C at 760 mmHg; (22)Vapour Pressure: 2.59E-13 mmHg at 25 °C.

Preparation: this chemical can be prepared by (3,4,5,6-Tetrakis-benzyloxy-tetrahydro-pyran-2-yl)-methanol. This reaction will need reagent H₂, catalyst Pd(OH)₂ and solvent methanol. The reaction time is 170 hours. The yield is about 92%.

When you are using this chemical, please be cautious about it as the following:
When you are using it, avoid contact with skin and eyes.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1)InChI: InChI=1/C6H12O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h1,3-6,8-12H,2H2/t3-,4+,5+,6-/m1/s1
(2)InChIKey: GZCGUPFRVQAUEE-DPYQTVNSBI
(3)Std. InChI: InChI=1S/C6H12O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h1,3-6,8-12H,2H2/t3-,4+,5+,6-/m1/s1
(4)Std. InChIKey: GZCGUPFRVQAUEE-DPYQTVNSSA-N