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On wikipedia, it says that the IUPAC name for glucose is 6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol.

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On wikipedia, it says that the IUPAC name for glucose is 6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol.

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Glucose (or dextrose, but chemically 6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol) is C6H12O6.

Fructose (or levulose but also called fruit sugar) is also C6H12O6 but it's structure is different than glucose.

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6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol is one that is very safe. It is typically administered by drinking "slushies" full of the drug or eating food that is laced with it. It can make a person feel very good. The high is of moderate length (typically 30 minutes to a few hours).

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sucrose

(C12H22O11

sucrose or glucose)

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This abbreviated name is sucrose - in the English language.

But the official name after the IUPAC rules is very long and complicate:

(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2S,3S,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol.

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