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HRID 263095Generated: October 23, 2026

(2R,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanal → Galactitol

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
Reactant(2R,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanalHCID 3037556—
SolventWaterHCID 962—
ProductGalactitolHCID 11850—

Reaction Steps

The galactose obtained from Example 2 above is redissolved in water and catalytic hydrogenation and crystallization are performed as under (c) above. D-galactitol is obtained in the form of white crystals.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS04156076
Source datasetuspto-grants-1979_05
ORD IDord-190851a1099b429ebd1ccc732070a911
Source noteuspto-grants-1979_05