Description
2-C-Methyl-D-erythritol can be isolated from the extracts of Carum ajowan fruit and used as a glucide.
Synonyms
2-Methylerythritol; (2S,3R)-2-methylbutane-1,2,3,4-tetrol
IUPAC Name
(2S,3R)-2-methylbutane-1,2,3,4-tetrol
Molecular Formula
C5H12O4
Canonical SMILES
CC(CO)(C(CO)O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C5H12O4/c1-5(9,3-7)4(8)2-6/h4,6-9H,2-3H2,1H3/t4-,5+/m1/s1
InChIKey
HGVJFBSSLICXEM-UHNVWZDZSA-N