Mannitol

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    69-65-8

    Molecular formula
    C6H14O6

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

  • Odor profile

    Odorless 69.3%
    Sweet 50.63%
    Alcoholic 23.09%
    Caramellic 21.63%
    Buttery 18.26%
    Clean 17.24%
    Cooling 15.67%
    Bitter 15.54%
    Fishy 15.34%
    Oily 14.8%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -3.1

    Molecular weight
    182.17 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Melting point expt.

    • 331 to 334 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • 168 °C
    • 166-168 °C
    • 166 °C

    Boiling point

    • 563 °F at 3.5 mmHg (NTP, 1992)
    • 290-295 °C at 3.50E+00 mm Hg
    • 290-295 °C @ 3.5 mm Hg
    • 290.00 to 295.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg

    Flash point est.
    244.88 ˚C

    Flash point expt.

    • greater than 300 °F (NTP, 1992)

    Solubility expt.

    • greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 68 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • 216000 mg/L (at 25 °C)
    • 1 g in about 5.5 ml water; more sol in hot water; insol in ether; sol in pyridine, aniline; sol in aq soln of alkalies; 1 g dissolves in 18 ml glycerol (density 1.24); 1 g dissolves in about 83 ml alc
    • In water, 2.16X10+5 mg/l @ 25 °C
    • 216 mg/mL at 25 °C

  • Synonyms

    • D-mannitol
    • mannitol
    • 69-65-8
    • Mannite
    • Osmitrol
    • Manna sugar
    • Cordycepic acid
    • Osmofundin
    • Resectisol
    • Diosmol
    • Mannit
    • Mannazucker
    • Mannidex
    • Mannigen
    • Mannistol
    • Invenex
    • Isotol
    • Osmosal
    • Marine Crystal
    • 87-78-5
    • Maniton-S
    • D-(-)-Mannitol
    • Bronchitol
    • Mannitol, D-
    • (2R,3R,4R,5R)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol
    • (2R,3R,4R,5R)-Hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexaol
    • Mannogem 2080
    • DL-Mannitol
    • Mannitol 5%
    • Mannitol (VAN)
    • Aridol
    • Mannitol 10%
    • Mannitol 15%
    • Mannitol 20%
    • Osmitrol 5% In Water
    • Osmitrol 10% In Water
    • Osmitrol 15% In Water
    • Osmitrol 20% In Water
    • SDM No. 35
    • Hexahydroxyhexane
    • Resectisol In Plastic Container
    • Mannitol (USP)
    • Mannitol 5% In Plastic Container
    • NCI-C50362
    • Mannitol 10% In Plastic Container
    • Mannitol 15% In Plastic Container
    • Mannitol 20% In Plastic Container
    • CCRIS 369
    • Mannitolum
    • HSDB 714
    • Manitol
    • CHEBI:16899
    • BRN 1721898
    • Maniton s
    • Mannitol;Mannite
    • UNII-3OWL53L36A
    • MFCD00064287
    • Mannitol [USP]
    • NSC 407017
    • 3OWL53L36A
    • INS NO.421
    • OSMITROL 5% IN WATER IN PLASTIC CONTAINER
    • DTXSID1023235
    • OSMITROL 10% IN WATER IN PLASTIC CONTAINER
    • OSMITROL 15% IN WATER IN PLASTIC CONTAINER
    • OSMITROL 20% IN WATER IN PLASTIC CONTAINER
    • INS-421
    • E-421
    • NSC-407017
    • E421
    • DTXCID603235
    • 133-43-7
    • mannitol-d
    • DTXSID30858955
    • 4-01-00-02841 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • Mannitol [USAN]
    • manita
    • NCGC00164246-01
    • MANNITOL (II)
    • MANNITOL [II]
    • Mannidex 16700
    • E 421
    • MANNITOL (MART.)
    • MANNITOL [MART.]
    • MANNITOL (USP-RS)
    • MANNITOL [USP-RS]
    • MTL
    • MANNITOL 25%
    • MANNITOL (EP IMPURITY)
    • MANNITOL [EP IMPURITY]
    • rel-(2R,3R,4R,5R)-Hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexaol
    • MANNITOL (EP MONOGRAPH)
    • MANNITOL [EP MONOGRAPH]
    • MANNITOL (USP MONOGRAPH)
    • MANNITOL [USP MONOGRAPH]
    • 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexanehexol
    • D-Mannit
    • CAS-69-65-8
    • ISOMALT IMPURITY B (EP IMPURITY)
    • ISOMALT IMPURITY B [EP IMPURITY]
    • Osmitrol (TN)
    • SMR000857324
    • SR-01000838849
    • D-Mannitol, EP, USP grade
    • NSC 9256
    • EINECS 200-711-8
    • EINECS 201-770-2
    • Cordycepate
    • D-mitobronitol
    • MANNITOL 10% W/ DEXTROSE 5% IN DISTILLED WATER
    • AI3-19511
    • Mannit p
    • NSC407017
    • D-?Mannitol
    • Bronchitol (TN)
    • (D)-mannitol
    • Mannitol 25
    • Mannitol 35
    • Mannitol 60
    • D(-)Mannitol
    • Pearlitol 25 c
    • Pearlitol 50 c
    • Mannitol m300
    • Pearlitol 160 c
    • D-Mannitol - EP
    • Mannitol 200
    • Mannitol 300
    • Pearlitol 200 sd

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 3.35
    methanol 17.94
    isopropanol 1.41
    water 1225.55
    ethyl acetate 0.52
    n-propanol 2.24
    acetone 0.6
    n-butanol 1.28
    acetonitrile 0.5
    DMF 58.23
    toluene 0.07
    isobutanol 0.99
    1,4-dioxane 2.59
    methyl acetate 0.41
    THF 1.42
    2-butanone 0.53
    n-pentanol 0.49
    sec-butanol 1.47
    n-hexane 0.07
    ethylene glycol 107.72
    NMP 57.33
    cyclohexane 0.46
    DMSO 213.27
    n-butyl acetate 0.31
    n-octanol 0.57
    chloroform 0.14
    n-propyl acetate 0.19
    acetic acid 7.9
    dichloromethane 0.23
    cyclohexanone 1.49
    propylene glycol 32.68
    isopropyl acetate 0.3
    DMAc 29.84
    2-ethoxyethanol 6.44
    isopentanol 0.67
    n-heptane 0.4
    ethyl formate 0.57
    1,2-dichloroethane 0.35
    n-hexanol 0.85
    2-methoxyethanol 25.32
    isobutyl acetate 0.07
    tetrachloromethane 0.16
    n-pentyl acetate 0.27
    transcutol 6.04
    n-heptanol 0.86
    ethylbenzene 0.08
    MIBK 0.26
    2-propoxyethanol 4.81
    tert-butanol 1.23
    MTBE 0.32
    2-butoxyethanol 2.93
    propionic acid 4.05
    o-xylene 0.2
    formic acid 167.19
    diethyl ether 0.41
    m-xylene 0.12
    p-xylene 0.09
    chlorobenzene 0.05
    dimethyl carbonate 1.48
    n-octane 0.15
    formamide 98.0
    cyclopentanone 1.91
    2-pentanone 0.49
    anisole 0.16
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1.01
    gamma-butyrolactone 3.17
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 11.4
    pyridine 0.58
    3-pentanone 0.65
    furfural 3.67
    n-dodecane 0.07
    diethylene glycol 21.58
    diisopropyl ether 0.17
    tert-amyl alcohol 1.42
    acetylacetone 0.83
    n-hexadecane 0.07
    acetophenone 0.35
    methyl propionate 1.28
    isopentyl acetate 0.22
    trichloroethylene 0.31
    n-nonanol 0.52
    cyclohexanol 2.25
    benzyl alcohol 0.56
    2-ethylhexanol 0.51
    isooctanol 0.58
    dipropyl ether 0.62
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 0.1
    ethyl lactate 1.52
    propylene carbonate 1.15
    n-methylformamide 21.17
    2-pentanol 0.77
    n-pentane 0.13
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 3.1
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1.16
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 2.45
    mesitylene 0.15
    ε-caprolactone 1.94
    p-cymene 0.24
    epichlorohydrin 1.08
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 0.08
    2-aminoethanol 46.73
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 31.29
    sulfolane 28.71
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.09
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 0.91
    n-hexyl acetate 0.33
    isooctane 0.04
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 3.39
    sec-butyl acetate 0.13
    tert-butyl acetate 0.35
    decalin 0.1
    glycerin 131.55
    diglyme 5.78
    acrylic acid 7.6
    isopropyl myristate 0.14
    n-butyric acid 1.99
    acetyl acetate 0.36
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 0.34
    ethyl propionate 0.32
    nitromethane 6.18
    1,2-diethoxyethane 0.54
    benzonitrile 0.19
    trioctyl phosphate 0.37
    1-bromopropane 0.13
    gamma-valerolactone 5.64
    n-decanol 0.38
    triethyl phosphate 0.6
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 0.37
    propionitrile 0.34
    vinylene carbonate 1.11
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 11.29
    DMS 0.58
    cumene 0.09
    2-octanol 0.47
    2-hexanone 0.17
    octyl acetate 0.21
    limonene 0.44
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2.88
    ethyl orthosilicate 0.53
    tributyl phosphate 0.3
    diacetone alcohol 2.09
    N,N-dimethylaniline 0.43
    acrylonitrile 0.73
    aniline 0.37
    1,3-propanediol 21.42
    bromobenzene 0.04
    dibromomethane 0.15
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 0.54
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 0.31
    tetrabutyl urea 0.7
    diisobutyl methanol 0.47
    2-phenylethanol 0.59
    styrene 0.06
    dioctyl adipate 0.28
    dimethyl sulfate 6.33
    ethyl butyrate 0.38
    methyl lactate 7.3
    butyl lactate 1.08
    diethyl carbonate 0.26
    propanediol butyl ether 4.75
    triethyl orthoformate 0.55
    p-tert-butyltoluene 0.27
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 1.14
    morpholine 5.07
    tert-butylamine 0.54
    n-dodecanol 0.3
    dimethoxymethane 5.13
    ethylene carbonate 0.9
    cyrene 7.21
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 0.47
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 0.2
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 0.15
    4-methylpyridine 0.32
    dibutyl ether 0.24
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 0.47
    DEF 4.7
    dimethyl isosorbide 3.71
    tetrachloroethylene 0.68
    eugenol 1.44
    triacetin 0.77
    span 80 3.09
    1,4-butanediol 7.09
    1,1-dichloroethane 0.09
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 0.35
    methyl formate 5.88
    2-methyl-1-butanol 0.94
    n-decane 0.12
    butyronitrile 0.26
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 0.35
    1-chlorooctane 0.16
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.08
    n-nonane 0.13
    undecane 0.08
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.06
    cyclooctane 0.28
    cyclopentanol 2.74
    tetrahydropyran 0.91
    tert-amyl methyl ether 0.57
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 5.11
    1-hexene 0.08
    2-isopropoxyethanol 2.05
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 14.78
    methyl butyrate 0.41

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
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Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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