The molecule is a ketoaldonic acid that is D-gluconic acid in which the hydroxy group at position 3 has been oxidised to the corresponding ketone. It is a keto-D-gluconic acid, a 3-oxo monocarboxylic acid and a hydroxy monocarboxylic acid. It derives from a D-gluconic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-dehydro-D-gluconate.
(2R,4R,5R)-2,4,5,6-tetrahydroxy-3-oxohexanoic acid