# Glucosamine Hydrochloride

CAS: 66-84-2
PubChem CID: 91431
InChIKey: CBOJBBMQJBVCMW-BTVCFUMJSA-N
Wikidata: Q27266322
Molecular formula: C₆H₁₄ClNO₅
Molar mass: 215.63 g/mol
IUPAC: (2R,3R,4S,5R)-2-amino-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyhexanal;hydrochloride
SMILES: C([C@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](C=O)N)O)O)O)O.Cl
InChI: InChI=1S/C6H13NO5.ClH/c7-3(1-8)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-9;/h1,3-6,9-12H,2,7H2;1H/t3-,4+,5+,6+;/m0./s1
PSA: 124 A^2
Hydrogen bond donors: 6
Hydrogen bond acceptors: 6
Rotatable bonds: 5
Heavy atoms: 13
3D structure: 27 atoms, 25 bonds

## About the compound

Glucosamine Hydrochloride is a chemical compound registered under CAS number 66-84-2. Molecular formula: C₆H₁₄ClNO₅. Molar mass: 215.63 g/mol. The full systematic IUPAC name is: (2R,3R,4S,5R)-2-amino-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyhexanal;hydrochloride. The molecule contains 27 atoms connected by 25 chemical bonds. 
Chemical data comes from the PubChem (NIH), ChEMBL (EBI) and NIST WebBook databases. GHS statement translations comply with the CLP Regulation (EC 1272/2008). Interactive 3D model and 2D skeleton available at: https://molgod.org/molecule/66-84-2/


## Synonyms

  - D-Glucosamine hydrochloride
  - Glucosamine HCl
  - (2R,3R,4S,5R)-2-amino-3,4,5,6-tetrahydroxyhexanal hydrochloride
  - Cosamin
  - D-Glucose, 2-amino-2-deoxy-, hydrochloride
  - Chitosamine hydrochloride
  - D-Glucosamine chloride
  - 2-Amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose hydrochloride
  - Artrox (TN)
  - D-Glucosamine monohydrochloride
  - NSC 758
  - EINECS 200-638-1

## Data sources

  - PubChem CID 91431: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/91431
  - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27266322
  - NIST WebBook: https://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/cbook.cgi?ID=66-84-2
  - ChEMBL: https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/g/#search_results/all/query=66-84-2

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