What is the scientific name of Vitamin C? ?

Question

What is the scientific name of Vitamin C? ?

Answer 1

Ascorbic acid (C6H8O6).

If you really want to know its scientific name...(The IUPAC name).

It's (R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-((S)- 1,2-dihydroxyethyl)furan-2(5H)-one.

(I didn't know this, I looked it up in 'Wikipedia').

Answer 2

It's an Ascorbic Acid, but specifically L-ascorbate.

Answer 3

Vitamin C = Ascorbic Acid

Answer 4

Ascorbic Acid!!!.

Answer 5

Vitamin C is known as

L(+)-Ascorbic acidSynonyms L-Ascorbic acid; Vitamin C;

L-Threo-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxy-1-hexenoi... acid-4-lactone

Molecular formula C6H8O6

Molecular weight 176.12CAS

Registry Number 50-81-7EINECS200-066-2

Properties

Alpha20.5 º (c=10,H2O)

Water solubility333 g/L (20 ℃)

Melting point190-192 ℃

Answer 6

2-oxo-L-threo-hexono-1,4- lactone-2,3-enediol

or

(R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-((S)- 1,2-dihydroxyethyl)furan-2(5H)-one

Now which sounds more scientific? That or "ascorbic acid"? :-)

Kidding, of course.

Answer 7

Ascorbic Acid