4-Chloro-4-deoxygalactose explained

4-Chloro-4-deoxygalactose (chlorodeoxygalactose) is chlorinated derivative of the sugar galactose. It is one of the two components comprising the disaccharide sucralose, a commercial sugar substitute. It is a hydrolysis product when sucralose is degraded.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Rahn . Anja . Yaylayan . Varoujan A. . Thermal degradation of sucralose and its potential in generating chloropropanols in the presence of glycerol . Food Chemistry . 1 January 2010 . 118 . 1 . 56–61 . 10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.04.133.