Synonyms: Mannite
Formula: C6H14O6
Formula Weight: 182.17
CAS No.: 69-65-8
Purity: ≥99.0% (sum of enantiomers, HPLC); ≥99.0%
Biochem/physiol Actions: A sugar alcohol sweet tastant. Used in sweetness inhibition studies.
Other Notes: Important starting material for the synthesis of many chiral building blocks1,2,3,4.
Anion Traces: sulfate (SO42-): ≤50 mg/kg
Assay: ≥99.0%
Cation Traces: Fe: ≤5 mg/kg
Grade: for microbiology
Ign. Residue: ≤0.01% (as SO4)
Loss: ≤0.05% loss on drying, 20 °C (HV)
MP: 165-168°C
Optical Activity: [α]20/D +24.0±1° in borax solution acc. to ACS
Solubility: H2O: soluble0.1 g/mL, clear, colorless