D-Xylose

D-Xylose is an organic compound with the molecular formula C5H10O5.

Formula
C5H10O5
Molar mass
150.13 g/mol
Also known as
(3R,4S,5R)-oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol, D-xylopyranose, XYLOPYRANOSE, (3R,4S,5R)-Tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2,3,4,5-tetraol, xylopyranoside, Xylomed, d-xylopyranoside, D Xylose

Overview

D-Xylose is an organic compound with the molecular formula C5H10O5.

Identifiers

Formula
C5H10O5
Molar mass
150.13 g/mol
Also known as
(3R,4S,5R)-oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol, D-xylopyranose, XYLOPYRANOSE, (3R,4S,5R)-Tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2,3,4,5-tetraol, xylopyranoside, Xylomed, d-xylopyranoside, D Xylose
Chemical identifiers
SMILES
C1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](C(O1)O)O)O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C5H10O5/c6-2-1-10-5(9)4(8)3(2)7/h2-9H,1H2/t2-,3+,4-,5?/m1/s1
PubChem CID
135191

Properties

Melting Point
153-154 °C
Water solubility
1 g dissolves in 0.8 ml water; sol in pyridine & hot alc
Data availability

Not published: Boiling Point, Density.

References

  1. PubChem Compound Summary: D-Xylose (CID 135191)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem

    Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.

  2. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): D-Xylose — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/135191#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Budavari, S. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc., 1996., p. 1724

  3. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): D-Xylose — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/135191#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Budavari, S. (ed.). The Merck Index - An Encyclopedia of Chemicals, Drugs, and Biologicals. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck and Co., Inc., 1996., p. 1724