Xylitol

CAS Registry Number®

87-99-0

CAS Name

Xylitol

Molecular Formula

C5H12O5

Molecular Mass

152.15

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    216 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    93.5 °C

  • Density (2)

    ~1.35 g/cm³

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C5H12O5/c6-1-3(8)5(10)4(9)2-7/h3-10H,1-2H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=HEBKCHPVOIAQTA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(CO)O)(C(CO)O)O

Canonical SMILES

OCC(O)C(O)C(O)CO

Other Names for this Substance

  • Xylitol
  • Xylite (sugar)
  • Xylite
  • Klinit
  • Xyliton

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

7313-55-5, 12426-00-5, 16277-71-7, 37191-59-6, 75398-81-1, 84709-42-2

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