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D-Mannitol

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Synonym(s):

Mannitolum, Mannite

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Linear Formula:
HOCH2(CHOH)4CH2OH
CAS Number:
69-65-8
Molecular Weight:
182.17
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
329751528
EC Number:
200-711-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1721898
MDL number:
MFCD00064287
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agency

tested according to Ph. Eur.

Quality Segment

200

assay

≥97%

form

powder

mp

167-170 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble(lit.)

SMILES string

OC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO

InChI

1S/C6H14O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h3-12H,1-2H2/t3-,4-,5-,6-/m1/s1

InChI key

FBPFZTCFMRRESA-KVTDHHQDSA-N

General description

D-Mannitol is an acyclic carbohydrate. Crystal parameters and space groups of the various polymorphic crystalline forms of mannitol have been reported. It has been proposed as an artificial sweetner. Synthesis of D-mannitol from D-glucose or D-glucose/D-fructose syrups in the presence of glucose isomerase and copper-on-silica has been proposed.
D-Mannitol (Mannite, Mannitolum), an alditol, is an sweet tasting crystalline solid. It is naturally found in manna, olives, mushrooms and celery plants. It has been synthesized from glucose, via catalytic hydrogenation reaction. It is widely used as growth supplement in bacterial cultures.

Application

D-Mannitol may be used in the preparation of the following:
  • D-mannitol and L-iditol bis-epoxides, useful substrates for the synthesis of polyhydroxylated piperidines and azepanes
  • chiral hydroxyl monophosphane, [(2S,3S,4S,5S)-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-1-phenylphospholane]
  • bisphospholanes, [1,2-bis[(2S,3S,4S,5S)-3,4-dihydroxy-2,5-dimethylphospholanyl]benzene] and [1,2-bis[(2S,3S,4S,5S)-2,5-diethyl-3,4-dihydroxyphospholanyl]benzene]

Biochem/physiol Actions

A sugar alcohol sweet tastant. Used in sweetness inhibition studies.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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