Compound Identification
SMILES
OCC(O)C(O)C1CCCO1
InChIKey
InChIKey=XSNBWYLCQWPXBH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Formula
C7H14O4
Mass
162.185
Taxonomic Classification
Taxonomy Tree
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Kingdom
Organic compounds
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Superclass
Organic oxygen compounds
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Class
Organooxygen compounds
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Subclass
Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
- Level 5 Sugar alcohols
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Subclass
Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
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Class
Organooxygen compounds
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Superclass
Organic oxygen compounds
Kingdom
Organic compounds
Superclass
Organic oxygen compounds
Class
Organooxygen compounds
Subclass
Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
Intermediate Tree Nodes
Not available
Direct Parent
Sugar alcohols
Alternative Parents
Oxolanes Secondary alcohols 1,2-diols Oxacyclic compounds Dialkyl ethers Primary alcohols Hydrocarbon derivatives
Molecular Framework
Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds
Substituents
Sugar alcohol - Oxolane - Secondary alcohol - 1,2-diol - Oxacycle - Organoheterocyclic compound - Polyol - Ether - Dialkyl ether - Hydrocarbon derivative - Primary alcohol - Alcohol - Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound
Description
This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sugar alcohols. These are hydrogenated forms of carbohydrate in which the carbonyl group (aldehyde or ketone, reducing sugar) has been reduced to a primary or secondary hydroxyl group.
External Descriptors
Not available