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GALACTITOL |
| Synonyms. Galactitol; D-Dulcitol; Dulcite; Dulcitol; Dulcose; Euonymit; Melampyrin; Melampyrit; (2R,3S,4R,5S)-Hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol; |
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| PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION | |
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CAS RN |
608-66-2 |
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EINECS RN |
210-165-2 |
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FORMULA |
C6H14O6 |
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MOLE WEIGHT |
182.17 |
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H.S CODE |
2905.49.4000 |
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SMILES |
OC[C@@H]([C@H]([C@@H](O)[C@@H](CO)O)O)O |
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CLASSIFICATION |
Sugar alcohol |
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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 |
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| PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
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PHYSICAL STATE |
white to off-white crystalline powder |
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MELTING POINT |
188 ~ 189 |
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DENSITY |
1.47 g/ml |
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SOLUBILITY IN WATER |
1g dissolves in 30 ml water |
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VAPOR DENSITY |
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log P(octanol-water) |
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| STABILITY AND REACTIVITY | |
| STABILITY | Stable under normal conditions. |
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INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS |
Strong oxidizing agents. |
| POLYMERIZATION |
Has not been reported |
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NFPA RATINGS |
Health: 1, Flammability: 1, Reactivity: 0 |
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| EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION |
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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 |
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| SALES SPECIFICATION | |
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APPEARANCE |
white to off-white crystalline powder |
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ASSAY |
98% min |
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MELTING POINT |
188 ~ 189 C |
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LOSS ON DRYING |
1% max |
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HEAVY METALS |
10ppm max |
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HAZARD OVERVIEW |
GHS (Globally Harmonised System) Classification: Not a dangerous substance. |
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| PACKING |
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Preserved in light-resistant and well-closed bottles |
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