The Manganese gluconate, with the cas no 6485-39-8, has its IUPAC name of manganese(2+); (2R,3S,4R,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanoate. This is a kind of light pink powder and soluable in hot water while insoluble in ethanol. This chemical belongs to the classes of product categories of organometallics, and chemistry.

The characteristics of this chemical are as below: (1)H-Bond Donor: 10; (2)H-Bond Acceptor: 14; (3)Rotatable Bond Count: 8; (4)Exact Mass: 445.039005; (5)MonoIsotopic Mass: 445.039005; (6)Topological Polar Surface Area: 283; (7)Heavy Atom Count: 27; (8)Complexity: 165; (9)Defined Atom StereoCenter Count: 8; (10)Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 3.

The production method is as following: The flucose is converted into glucolactone with aspergillus niger, and then react with manganese sulfate to produce this chemical.

As to its usage, it is widely applied in many ways. It is usually used as nutrition reinforcer or the manganese reinforcer. This kind of chemical is used in the baby food, with the usge amount of 1.32～5.26mg/kg, while in the dairy products with the usage amount of 1.08～4.32mg/kg.

The following datas could be converted into the molecular structure:
(1)Canonical SMILES: C(C(C(C(C(C(=O)[O-])O)O)O)O)O.C(C(C(C(C(C(=O)[O-])O)O)O)O)O.[Mn+2]
(2)Isomeric SMILES: C([C@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](C(=O)[O-])O)O)O)O)O.C([C@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@
   H](C(=O)[O-])O)O)O)O)O.[Mn+2]
(3)InChI: InChI=1S/2C6H12O7.Mn/c2*7-1-2(8)3(9)4(10)5(11)6(12)13;/h2*2-5,7-11H,1H2,
   (H,12,13);/q;;+2/p-2/t2*2-,3-,4+,5-;/m11./s1 
InChIKey: OXHQNTSSPHKCPB-IYEMJOQQSA-L