1,2,3,4-Cyclohexanetetrol

1,2,3,4-Cyclohexanetetrol
	Generic structure of 1,2,3,4-cyclohexenetetrol.
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Cyclohexane-1,2,3,4-tetrol
	Other names Cyclohexaneerythritol
Identifiers
CAS Number	18424-68-5;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	245241;
PubChem CID	278584;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80939809 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C6H12O4/c7-3-1-2-4(8)6(10)5(3)9/h3-10H,1-2H2 Key: WESBWDZFWNIVRV-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C1CC(C(C(C1O)O)O)O;
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

1,2,3,4-Cyclohexanetetrol (also named cyclohexane-1,2,3,4-tetrol, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroxycyclohexane, or ortho-cyclohexanetetrol) is an organic compound whose molecule can be described as a cyclohexane with four hydroxyl (OH) groups substituted for hydrogen atoms on four consecutive carbon atoms. Its formula can be written C
₆H
₁₂O
₄, C
₆H
₈(OH)
₄, or (–CH(OH)–)₄(–CH
₂–)₂.

There are 10 isomers with this same structural formula, which are among the 43 isomers of cyclohexanetetrol. They are all polyols, more specifically tetrols and cyclitols. Some of them have biologically important roles in some organisms.