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| Name = Glyceraldehyde | Name = Glyceraldehyde
| ImageFile = Glyceraldehyde-2D-skeletal.png | ImageFile = Glyceraldehyde v2.svg
| ImageSize = 150px | ImageSize = 150px
| ImageName = Glyceraldehyde | ImageName = Glyceraldehyde
| ImageClass = skin-invert
| ImageFile1 = D-glyceraldehyde-2D-Fischer.png
| ImageFile1 = D-Glyceraldehyde 2D Fischer.svg
| ImageSize1 = 100px
| ImageName1 = D-glyceraldehyde | ImageSize1 = 100px
| ImageName1 = D-glyceraldehyde
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| IUPACName = 2,3-Dihydroxypropanal
| OtherNames = Glyceraldehyde<br />Glyceric aldehyde | IUPACName = Glyceraldehyde
| SystematicName = 2,3-Dihydroxypropanal
| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers
| OtherNames = Glyceraldehyde<br />Glyceric aldehyde<br/>Glyceral
| CASNo = 56-82-6
|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers
| PubChem = 751
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| CASNo =56-82-6
| SMILES = O=CC(O)CO
| CASNo_Comment = (racemic)
| InChI = 1/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h1,3,5-6H,2H2
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| InChIKey = MNQZXJOMYWMBOU-UHFFFAOYAU
| CASNo1 = 453-17-8
| StdInChI = 1S/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h1,3,5-6H,2H2
| CASNo1_Comment = (R)
| StdInChIKey = MNQZXJOMYWMBOU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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| SMILES = OCC(O)C=O
| CASNo2 = 497-09-6
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| CASNo2_Comment = (S)
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| Reference=<ref>''Merck Index'', 11th Edition, '''4376'''</ref>
| UNII = DI19XSG16H
| C=3|H=6|O=3
| UNII_Comment = (racemic)
| Density = 1.455 g/cm³
| UNII1_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}}
| MeltingPtC = 145
| UNII1 = 41A680M0WB
| BoilingPt = 140−150&nbsp;°C at 0.8 mmHg
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| UNII2 = GI7U82BL5A
| UNII2_Comment = (S)
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| PubChem = 751
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| ChemSpiderID = 731
| SMILES = O=CC(O)CO
| InChI = 1/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h1,3,5-6H,2H2
| InChIKey = MNQZXJOMYWMBOU-UHFFFAOYAU
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| StdInChI = 1S/C3H6O3/c4-1-3(6)2-5/h1,3,5-6H,2H2
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| C=3 | H=6 | O=3
| Density = 1.455 g/cm<sup>3</sup>
| MeltingPtC = 145
| BoilingPtC = 140 to 150
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'''Glyceraldehyde''' is a ] ] with ] ]<sub>3</sub>]<sub>6</sub>]<sub>3</sub>. It is the simplest of all common ]s. It is a ], colorless, ]line ] that is an intermediate compound in ] ]. The word comes from combining ] and ], as glyceraldehyde is merely glycerine with one hydroxymethylene group changed to an aldehyde. '''Glyceraldehyde''' ('''glyceral''') is a ] ] with ] ]<sub>3</sub>]<sub>6</sub>]<sub>3</sub>. It is the simplest of all common ]s. It is a ], colorless, ]line ] that is an intermediate compound in ] ]. The word comes from combining ] and ], as glyceraldehyde is glycerol with one ] oxidized to an aldehyde.


== Structure == == Structure ==


Glyceraldehyde has ] center and therefore exists as two different ]s with opposite optical rotation: Glyceraldehyde has one ] center and therefore exists as two different ]s with opposite optical rotation:


* In the ], either {{smallcaps all|D}} from Latin ''Dexter'' meaning "right", or {{smallcaps all|L}} from Latin ''Laevo'' meaning "left"
* ''R'' from Latin ''rectus'' meaning "right", or
* ''S'' from Latin ''sinister'' meaning "left" * In the ], either R from Latin ''Rectus'' meaning "right", or S from Latin ''Sinister'' meaning "left"


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|align="center"| '''{{smallcaps|d}}-glyceraldehyde'''<br>(''R'')-glyceraldehyde<br>(+)-glyceraldehyde | align="center"| '''{{smallcaps all|D}}-glyceraldehyde'''<br />(''R'')-glyceraldehyde<br />(+)-glyceraldehyde
|align="center"| '''{{smallcaps|l}}-glyceraldehyde'''<br>(''S'')-glyceraldehyde<br>(−)-glyceraldehyde | align="center"| '''{{smallcaps all|L}}-glyceraldehyde'''<br />(''S'')-glyceraldehyde<br />(−)-glyceraldehyde
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While the ] of glyceraldehyde is (+) for ''R'' and (−) for ''S'', this is not true for all monosaccharides. The stereochemical rotation can only be determined by the chemical structure, whereas the optical rotation can only be determined ] (by experiment).<br /> While the ] of glyceraldehyde is (+) for ''R'' and (−) for ''S'', this is not true for all monosaccharides. The stereochemical configuration can only be determined from the chemical structure, whereas the optical rotation can only be determined ] (by experiment).

It was by a lucky guess that the molecular {{smallcaps|d-}} geometry was assigned to (+)-glyceraldehyde in the late 19th century, as confirmed by ] in 1951.
It was by a lucky guess that the molecular {{smallcaps all|D-}} geometry was assigned to (+)-glyceraldehyde in the late 19th century, as confirmed by ] in 1951.<ref>{{cite journal | doi = 10.1038/168271a0 | title = Determination of the Absolute Configuration of Optically Active Compounds by Means of X-Rays | date = 1951 | last1 = Bijvoet | first1 = J. M. | last2 = Peerdeman | first2 = A. F. | last3 = Van Bommel | first3 = A. J. | journal = Nature | volume = 168 | issue = 4268 | pages = 271–272 | bibcode = 1951Natur.168..271B }}</ref>


== Nomenclature == == Nomenclature ==
In the ], glyceraldehyde is used as the configurational standard for carbohydrates.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-03-19|title=22.03: The D and L Notation|url=https://chem.libretexts.org/Courses/Purdue/Purdue%3A_Chem_26200%3A_Organic_Chemistry_II_(Wenthold)/Chapter_22._Carbohydrates/22.03%3A_The_D_and_L_Notation|access-date=2022-01-09|website=Chemistry LibreTexts|language=en}}</ref> Monosaccharides with an absolute configuration identical to (''R'')-glyceraldehyde at the ''last'' stereocentre, for example C5 in ], are assigned the stereo-descriptor {{smallcaps all|'''D-'''}}. Those similar to (''S'')-glyceraldehyde are assigned an {{smallcaps all|'''L-'''}}. <!---Both {{smallcaps all|D}} and {{smallcaps all|L}}, should be ].--->


== Chemical synthesis ==
In the ], glyceraldehyde is used as the configurational standard for carbohydrates. Monosaccharides with a conformation identical to (''R'')-glyceraldehyde at the last stereocentre, for example C5 in ], are assigned the stereo-descriptor {{smallcaps|'''d-'''}}. Those similar to (''S'')-glyceraldehyde are assigned an {{smallcaps|'''l-'''}}. <!---Both {{smallcaps|d}} and {{smallcaps|l}}, should be ].--->
Glyceraldehyde can be prepared, along with ], by the mild oxidation of ], for example with ]<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Wu|first1=Gongde|last2=Wang|first2=Xiaoli|last3=Jiang|first3=Taineng|last4=Lin|first4=Qibo|date=2015-11-27|title=Selective Oxidation of Glycerol with 3% H2O2 Catalyzed by LDH-Hosted Cr(III) Complex|journal=Catalysts|language=en|volume=5|issue=4|pages=2039–2051|doi=10.3390/catal5042039|issn=2073-4344|doi-access=free}}</ref> and a ] ] as ].{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}


Its cyclohexylidene acetal can also be produced by oxidative cleavage of the bis(acetal) of ].<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.15227/orgsyn.099.0363|title=Preparation of 1,2:5,6-Di-O-cyclohexylidene-D-mannitol and 2,3-Cyclohexylidene-D-glyceraldehyde |year=2022 |last1=Dhatrak |first1=N. R. |last2= Jagtap |first2=T. N.|last3= Shinde|first3=A. B. |journal=Organic Syntheses |volume=99 |pages=363–380 |s2cid=254320929 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
== Synthesis and biochemical role ==


== Biochemistry ==
Glyceraldehyde can be prepared, along with ], by the mild oxidation of ], for example with ] and a ] ] as ]. Dihydroxyacetone, the simplest ], is an ] of glyceraldehyde. Interconversion of the phosphates of these two compounds, catalyzed by the ] ], is an important intermediate step in ].
The enzyme ] has two substrates, ] and ], and 3 products, D-glyceraldehyde, ] and ].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Kormann|first1=Alfred W.|last2=Hurst|first2=Robert O.|last3=Flynn|first3=T.G.|title=Purification and properties of an NADP+-dependent glycerol dehydrogenase from rabbit skeletal muscle|url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0005274472909655|journal=Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Enzymology|year=1972|language=en|volume=258|issue=1|pages=40–55|doi=10.1016/0005-2744(72)90965-5|pmid=4400494}}</ref>

The interconversion of the phosphates of glyceraldehyde (]) and ] (]), catalyzed by the ] ], is an intermediate step in ].


== See also == == See also ==
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