4-Chloro-4-deoxygalactose

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| IUPACName = (2R,3R,4S,5R)-4-Chloro-2,3,5,6-tetrahydroxyhexanal

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| CASNo = 61489-30-3

| ChemSpiderID = 21376527

| PubChem = 87593241

| StdInChI=1S/C6H11ClO5/c7-5(3(10)1-8)6(12)4(11)2-9/h2-6,8,10-12H,1H2/t3-,4+,5+,6-/m1/s1

| StdInChIKey = KWXIWFADURXYFY-DPYQTVNSSA-N

| SMILES = C([C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H]([C@H](C=O)O)O)Cl)O)O

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|C=6|H=11|Cl=1|O=5

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4-Chloro-4-deoxygalactose (chlorodeoxygalactose) is chlorinated derivative of the sugar galactose. It is one of the two components comprising the disaccharide sucralose, a commercial sugar substitute. It is a hydrolysis product when sucralose is degraded.{{cite journal |last1=Rahn |first1=Anja |last2=Yaylayan |first2=Varoujan A. |title=Thermal degradation of sucralose and its potential in generating chloropropanols in the presence of glycerol |journal=Food Chemistry |date=1 January 2010 |volume=118 |issue=1 |pages=56–61 |doi=10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.04.133}}