Mannitol
Synonyms: DL-Mannitol; Hexahydroxyhexane
CAS: 69-65-8
EINECS: 200-711-8
Assay: 99% min.
Standard: BP/EP/USP
Packing: 25kg/cardboard drum
Character: Colorless to white needle-like or rhombic columnar crystals or crystalline powder. Odorless, has a cool sweet taste. Sweetness of sucrose about 57% to 72%. 8.37J per g of heat generated is about half glucose.
Containing a small amount of sorbitol. The relative density of 1.49. Specific rotation [α] D20-0.40 ° (10% aqueous solution). Minimal moisture absorption. Solution stability. Of acid, dilute alkali stable. Oxidation by oxygen in air does not. Soluble in water (5.6g/100ml, 20 ℃) and glycerol (5.5g/100m1). Slightly soluble in ethanol (1.2g/100m1). Soluble in hot ethanol. Almost insoluble in most other common organic solvents. 20% aqueous solution of pH 5.5 to 6.5.
Post by Crystal Xu Chemicals @2013-01-21 03:28:57