| Name: | Ascorbic Acid EP Impurity D |
| Catalogue No. | VE006406 |
| CAS No. | 67776-07-2 |
| Molecular Formula | C7H12O7 |
| Molecular Weight | 208.17 |
| Status | In-stock |
| IUPAC Name | Methyl D-xylo-hex-2-ulosonate |
| Synonyms | Methyl D-Sorbosonate / Ascorbic Acid Impurity 1 |
| Description | Ascorbic Acid EP Impurity D(CAS No: 67776-07-2)or Methyl D-xylo-hex-2-Ilosone is an impurity of ascorbic acid. it acts as a reductant, i.e., it donates an electron to a substrate while itself being oxidized to an ascorbyl radical, a relatively stable free radical. |
| References | Lykkesfeldt, Jens, et al. “Vitamin C.” Advances in Nutrition, vol. 5, no. 1, Jan. 2014, pp. 16–18, https://doi.org/10.3945/an.113.005157. |
