D-Xylose API | 58-86-6

01API identity and structure

2D structure: D-Xylose, CAS 58-86-6 — Structure of D-Xylose (CAS 58-86-6). LazyChem record. Source identity: PubChem CID 135191. Confirm the identifiers before analytical use.Download structure image

API / medicine name	D-Xylose
CAS RN	58-86-6
PubChem CID	135191
Molecular formula	C5H10O5
Molecular weight	150.13 g/mol
IUPAC name	(3R,4S,5R)-oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol
Defined stereocentres	3
Unassigned stereocentres	1

SMILES	C1[C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](C(O1)O)O)O)O
InChI	Not listed
InChIKey	SRBFZHDQGSBBOR-IOVATXLUSA-N

02Stereochemistry

The published structure contains 3 defined and 1 unassigned tetrahedral stereocentres. The exact wedge-and-dash depiction is shown above.

Defined stereocentres32D structure

Unassigned stereocentres12D structure

Assignment statusPartially assignedExact published identity

Tetrahedral upper bound≤ 16Before symmetry reduction

Published same-connectivity configurations

2 records

These records have the same connectivity, molecular formula and protonation layer, but a different complete InChIKey stereochemical layer. Only separately structure-linked records are shown.

D-Xylose

CAS 58-86-6

SRBFZHDQGSBBOR-IOVATXLUSA-N

Current configuration

L-Arabinose

CAS Not listed

SRBFZHDQGSBBOR-HWQSCIPKSA-N

3 defined, 1 unassigned centres

Scope: The mathematical 2^n value is only an upper bound. Symmetry and other stereogenic elements can change the number of distinct stereoisomers. A hypothetical configuration is not published as a compound record without a verified structure identity.

03Structural nitrosamine screen

Record-level resultNo candidate is published

No record-level structural candidate is currently published for this identity.

This result does not predict manufacturing conditions, formation, analytical findings or absence of risk. A process-specific assessment is required.

04India status for this compound

The result below applies only to this exact compound identity and CAS number.

NDPS / RCS	NOT FOUND IN REVIEWED ENTRIES	No exact reviewed identity entry was found. Generic, class, analogue, salt and isomer provisions were not evaluated. Confirm the current official schedule before a regulatory decision.
SCOMET	NOT FOUND IN REVIEWED CAS ENTRIES	CAS 58-86-6 was not found in the reviewed exact-CAS mapping. Generic and analogue entries were not evaluated.

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, ScheduleDepartment of Revenue, Government of India · source version 1985-09-16
Controlled-substances notifications and amendmentsDepartment of Revenue, Government of India · source version 2026-03-11
Appendix 3, SCOMET ListDirectorate General of Foreign Trade, Government of India · source version 2024-09-02

Records whose supplied identity data explicitly associates them with D-Xylose. Each link opens the exact chemical identity page. A PubChem impurity label is not treated as an official pharmacopoeial designation unless an exact reviewed source states it.

No separate impurity or related-compound record is linked to this exact API identity.

06Sources

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PubChem compound record, CID 135191
Structure, identifiers and machine-readable properties for the API identity.
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NCBI website and molecular data policies
Reuse policy for NCBI molecular data. Vendor descriptions and contributed narrative text are not reproduced.
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Lazychem chemical records
Parent-family links use the supplied parent identity.