Mannitol

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  • CAT Number: R072606
  • CAS Number: 87-78-5
  • PubChem Substance ID: 6251
  • Molecular Formula: C6H14O6
  • Molecular Weight: 182.17
  • Purity: ≥95%
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Mannitol(Cat No.:R072606)is a naturally occurring sugar alcohol used widely in the pharmaceutical, food, and medical industries. It serves as a low-calorie sweetener, osmotic diuretic, and excipient in tablets and powders. Mannitol is non-hygroscopic and has a pleasant, cooling taste, making it ideal for chewable and orally disintegrating formulations. Medically, it is used to reduce intracranial and intraocular pressure. It also functions as a bulking agent in lyophilization processes. Supplied at high purity, mannitol is suitable for applications in drug formulation, food technology, and clinical therapeutics.


CAS Number 87-78-5
Molecular Formula C6H14O6
Purity ≥95%
Target Disease Research Fields
IUPAC Name (2R,3R,4R,5R)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol
InChI 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
InChIKey FBPFZTCFMRRESA-KVTDHHQDSA-N
SMILES C([C@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@@H](CO)O)O)O)O)O
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