User:Minerva Wormwood/sandbox

Beginning sandbox work for user Minerva Wormwood

xylo-3-hexulose
xylo-3-hexulose is an organic compound with the formula C6H12O6. It is an example of a 3-ketohexose, a subset of compounds known as hexoses that are not found in nature, unlike 2-ketohexoses that have a variety of applications in biological settings (fructose being the most common example). It was first synthesized in 1960 by G. Yuen and J. Sugihara