Properties

  • Name: L-Ascorbic acid
  • IUPAC name: (2R)-2-[(1S)-1,2-Dihydroxyethyl]-4,5-dihydroxyfuran-3-one
  • Formula: C6H8O6
  • Molecular weight: 176.1241 g/mol
  • Monoisotopic weight: 176.0320880 g/mol
  • Melting point: 193 °C (466 K)
  • Synonym:
    • (2R)-2-[(1S)-1,2-Dihydroxyethyl]-4,5-dihydroxyfuran-3-one

Structure

Structure Download

  • In CML format Download cml file
  • In MOL format Download mol file

InChI

InChI=1/C6H8O6/c7-1-2(8)5-3(9)4(10)6(11)12-5/h2,5,7-8,10-11H,1H2/t2-,5+/m0/s1

SMILES

[C@@H]1(OC(=C(C1=O)O)O)[C@@H](O)CO