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Properties of substance:

erythritol

Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

colorless tetragonal crystals

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C4H10O4

Structural formula as text:

HOCH2CH(OH)CH(OH)CH2OH

Molar/atomic mass: 122.12

Melting point (°C):

119-126

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

water: 67 (22.8°C) [Ref.]

Numerical data:

Sweetness potency сompared with a 2% (w/v) aqueous solution of sucrose: 0.6-0.7

Dissociation:

pKa (1) = 13.72 (25°C, water)

References:

  1. Dictionary of Food Compounds with CD-ROM. - 2nd ed. - CRC Press, 2013. - pp. 689
  2. Mitchell H. Sweeteners and Sugar Alternatives in Food Technology, 2006. - pp. 151-176
  3. Nabors L.O. Alternative Sweeteners. - 4th ed. - CRC Press, 2012. - pp. 249-263
  4. Seidell A. Solubilities of organic compounds. - 3ed., vol.2. - New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1941. - pp. 277-278
  5. Yalkowsky S.H., Yan H., Jain P. Handbook of aqueous solubility data. – 2nd ed. - CRC Press, 2010. - pp. 133
  6. Справочник химика. - Т. 2. - Л.-М.: Химия, 1964. - pp. 1118-1119 [Russian]
  7. Справочник химика. - Т. 3. - М.-Л.: Химия, 1965. - pp. 97 [Russian]

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