GALACTITOL

Synonyms. Galactitol; D-Dulcitol; Dulcite; Dulcitol; Dulcose; Euonymit; Melampyrin; Melampyrit; (2R,3S,4R,5S)-Hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol;

GALACTITOL

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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS RN

608-66-2

EINECS RN

210-165-2

FORMULA

C6H14O6

MOLE WEIGHT

182.17

H.S CODE

2905.49.4000

SMILES

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

CLASSIFICATION

Sugar alcohol

EXTRA NOTES

A naturally occurring product of plants obtained following reduction of GALACTOSE. It appears as a white crystalline powder with a slight sweet taste. It may form in excess in the lens of the eye in GALACTOSEMIAS, a deficiency of GALACTOKINASE. MeSH
Other RN: 18089-21-9, 40742-76-5, 362631-40-1, 904746-81-2, 1315281-36-7

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE

white to off-white crystalline powder

MELTING POINT

188 ~ 189

BOILING POINT

 

DENSITY

1.47 g/ml

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

1g dissolves in 30 ml water

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY

 

VAPOR DENSITY

 

log P(octanol-water)

 

VAPOR PRESSURE

 

AUTOIGNITION TEMP

 
pK

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT

 

 

STABILITY AND REACTIVITY
STABILITY Stable under normal conditions.

INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS

Strong oxidizing agents.

POLYMERIZATION

Has not been reported

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 1, Flammability: 1, Reactivity: 0

 

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

USA.gov - Galactitol

Wikipedia Linking - Galactitol

Google Scholar Search - Galactitol

U.S. National Library of Medicine - Galactitol

PubChem Compound Summary - Galactitol

KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) -  Galactitol

ChEBI (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/) -  Galactitol

NCBI (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) -  Galactitol

Material Safety Data Sheet - Galactitol

Human Metabolome Database - Galactitol

EPA - Substance Registry Services - Galactitol

Dulcitol (Galactitol), a sugar alcohol derived through reduction of galatose, is studied to determine its role and mechanisms in pathologies such as cataract formation, hepatosplenomegaly and mental retardation. Galactitol is used as a substrate to identify, differentiate and characterize galactitol dehydrogenase(s). sigmaaldrich

 

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white to off-white crystalline powder

ASSAY

98% min

MELTING POINT

188 ~ 189 C

LOSS ON DRYING

1% max

HEAVY METALS

10ppm max

 

TRANSPORT & REGULATORY INFORMATION

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HAZARD CLASS

 

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SAFETY INFORMATION

HAZARD OVERVIEW

GHS (Globally Harmonised System) Classification: Not a dangerous substance.

 

PACKING

Preserved in light-resistant and well-closed bottles