Volemitol

Volemitol
Names
	IUPAC name D-glycero-D-manno-Heptitol
	Systematic IUPAC name (2R,3R,5R,6R)-Heptane-1,2,3,4,5,6,7-heptol
	Other names D-glycero-D-talo-Heptitol; α-Sedoheptitol; β-Mannoheptitol;
Identifiers
CAS Number	488-38-0 ;
3D model ( JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:10017;
ChemSpider	390172 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.006.978
EC Number	207-675-2;
KEGG	C08260;
PubChem CID	441439;
UNII	Q4DGQ5L6AJ ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10897428 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C7H16O7/c8-1-3(10)5(12)7(14)6(13)4(11)2-9/h3-14H,1-2H2/t3-,4-,5-,6-/m1/s1 Key: OXQKEKGBFMQTML-KVTDHHQDSA-N ;
	SMILES O[C@@H]([C@@H](O)C(O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO)CO;
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H16O7
Molar mass	212.198 g·mol−1
Melting point	152 to 153 °C (306 to 307 °F; 425 to 426 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Volemitol is a naturally occurring seven-carbon

photosynthetic product, phloem translocate, and storage carbohydrate

Volemitol was first isolated as a white crystalline substance from the mushroom

Lactarius volemus by the French scientist Émile Bourquelot in 1889.^[1]

References