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Creation Date2016-05-19 02:27:08 UTC
Update Date2016-10-28 10:03:19 UTC
Accession NumberCHEM007538
Identification
Common NameD-SORBITOL
ClassSmall Molecule
DescriptionA polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is also produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for some surgical procedures.
Contaminant Sources
  • Cosmetic Chemicals
  • EAFUS Chemicals
  • FooDB Chemicals
  • HMDB Contaminants - Feces
  • HMDB Contaminants - Urine
  • HPV EPA Chemicals
  • STOFF IDENT Compounds
  • ToxCast & Tox21 Chemicals
Contaminant TypeNot Available
Chemical Structure
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Synonyms
ValueSource
(-)-SorbitolChEBI
(2R,3R,4R,5S)-Hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexolChEBI
D-(-)-SorbitolChEBI
D-SorbitChEBI
D-SORBITOLChEBI
e 420ChEBI
e-420ChEBI
e420ChEBI
g-OlChEBI
GLC-OlChEBI
L-GulitolChEBI
D-GlucitolKegg
Sorbitol 3% in plastic containerKegg
D-SorbolHMDB
DiakarmonHMDB
EsasorbHMDB
Foodol D 70HMDB
GlucarineHMDB
GlucitolHMDB
KarionHMDB
Karion instantHMDB
Kyowa powder 50mHMDB
MultitolHMDB
NeosorbHMDB
Neosorb 20/60dCHMDB
Neosorb 70/02HMDB
Neosorb 70/70HMDB
Neosorb p 20/60HMDB
Neosorb p 60HMDB
Neosorb p 60WHMDB
NivitinHMDB
ResulaxHMDB
SionitHMDB
Sionit KHMDB
SioniteHMDB
SiononHMDB
SiosanHMDB
Sorbex mHMDB
Sorbex RHMDB
Sorbex RPHMDB
Sorbex SHMDB
Sorbex XHMDB
SorbilandeHMDB
SorbilaxHMDB
SorbitHMDB
Sorbit D 70HMDB
Sorbit D-powderHMDB
Sorbit DPHMDB
Sorbit DP 50HMDB
Sorbit kyowa powder 50mHMDB
Sorbit L 70HMDB
Sorbit SHMDB
Sorbit T 70HMDB
Sorbit W 70HMDB
Sorbit W-powderHMDB
Sorbit W-powder 50HMDB
Sorbit WPHMDB
SorbiteHMDB
Sorbitol FHMDB
Sorbitol FKHMDB
Sorbitol FPHMDB
Sorbitol SHMDB
Sorbitol syrup CHMDB
SorbiturHMDB
SorboHMDB
Sorbogem 712HMDB
SorbolHMDB
SorbostylHMDB
Medefield brand OF sorbitolHMDB
Sorbitol pfizer brandHMDB
YalHMDB
Klysma sorbitHMDB
MedevacHMDB
Trommsdorff brand OF sorbitolHMDB
Baxter brand OF sorbitolHMDB
Pfizer brand OF sorbitolHMDB
Chemical FormulaC6H14O6
Average Molecular Mass182.172 g/mol
Monoisotopic Mass182.079 g/mol
CAS Registry Number50-70-4
IUPAC Name(2R,3R,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol
Traditional NameD-sorbitol
SMILESOC[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO
InChI IdentifierInChI=1S/C6H14O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h3-12H,1-2H2/t3-,4+,5-,6-/m1/s1
InChI KeyFBPFZTCFMRRESA-JGWLITMVSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as sugar alcohols. These are hydrogenated forms of carbohydrate in which the carbonyl group (aldehyde or ketone, reducing sugar) has been reduced to a primary or secondary hydroxyl group.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic oxygen compounds
ClassOrganooxygen compounds
Sub ClassCarbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates
Direct ParentSugar alcohols
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Sugar alcohol
  • Monosaccharide
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Polyol
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Primary alcohol
  • Alcohol
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Biological Properties
StatusDetected and Not Quantified
OriginNot Available
Cellular LocationsNot Available
Biofluid LocationsNot Available
Tissue LocationsNot Available
PathwaysNot Available
ApplicationsNot Available
Biological RolesNot Available
Chemical RolesNot Available
Physical Properties
StateNot Available
AppearanceNot Available
Experimental Properties
PropertyValue
Melting PointNot Available
Boiling PointNot Available
SolubilityNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility229 g/LALOGPS
logP-2.7ALOGPS
logP-3.7ChemAxon
logS0.1ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)12.59ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-3ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count6ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count6ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area121.38 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count5ChemAxon
Refractivity38.4 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability17.12 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveNoChemAxon
Ghose FilterNoChemAxon
Veber's RuleNoChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleNoChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash KeyView
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Pegasus III TOF-MS system, Leco; GC 6890, Agilent Technologies) (Non-derivatized)splash10-0ldj-0941000000-19d96a9ba7ba0c482c83Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (6 TMS)splash10-014i-1973000000-d907b75f68a7927501a7Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0ldj-0941000000-19d96a9ba7ba0c482c83Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized)splash10-014i-1973000000-d907b75f68a7927501a7Spectrum
GC-MSGC-MS Spectrum - GC-EI-TOF (Non-derivatized)splash10-0ktb-0931000000-4ffadb4b25e8e2510d93Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-03k9-9500000000-97c5853d3e9b96f9d054Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (6 TMS) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0a6s-7141193000-dcd9245e12314ee0ced4Spectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_4) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_5) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_6) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_2) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_3) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_4) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_5) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_6) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_7) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_8) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_9) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_10) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_2_11) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 10V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-017j-8900000000-700285f86eac0a3501d1Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 25V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-066r-9000000000-84676b839b145250d67dSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Quattro_QQQ 40V, Positive (Annotated)splash10-052f-9000000000-dce72cab270c488d65daSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Linear Ion Trap , negativesplash10-0ik9-2900000000-26a16e983791be7818f2Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Linear Ion Trap , negativesplash10-0ik9-2900000000-6513771e890cbff9c402Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-ITFT , positivesplash10-014j-0900000000-58e6917626e28d1830a2Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Linear Ion Trap , positivesplash10-001i-0900000000-83169b2192f847cc0636Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Linear Ion Trap , positivesplash10-03di-0900000000-4cd721d87e359527adf3Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Linear Ion Trap , positivesplash10-03di-0900000000-b44f68c64bc74e79e9fcSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Linear Ion Trap , positivesplash10-001i-0900000000-bbb5e957a9e67ddc411eSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Linear Ion Trap , positivesplash10-000i-0900000000-772c3052966c05f29842Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Linear Ion Trap , positivesplash10-000i-0900000000-d1fbea514e7f1c1628f2Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Linear Ion Trap , positivesplash10-0udi-0790000000-b5b098cd5b4b4ec10821Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - Linear Ion Trap , positivesplash10-0udi-0690000000-41d4e48d49836c63485cSpectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 35V, Negativesplash10-0002-9200000000-9b9f891e480758a7d333Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-014j-0900000000-6ed9009701977f0a1c00Spectrum
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-00kb-1900000000-7cc0793661b053aaf61eSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-001i-2900000000-ef92b9091ecf5d15cdeeSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-03di-9300000000-47f19bd4e51bff726536Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-03dl-9100000000-60d5147d8e349337fe97Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-07ju-8900000000-36f0fe0f346a6424162aSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-0c0c-9200000000-36e85b5ec098a45204c3Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0btc-9000000000-77703ee971336704163fSpectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0002-3900000000-6801fbed6b67e0df2d20Spectrum
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-03dl-9000000000-4454dcd4b817c183328bSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
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1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
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1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
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1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
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1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
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1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
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1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
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1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
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1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
2D NMR[1H,13C] 2D NMR SpectrumNot AvailableSpectrum
Toxicity Profile
Route of ExposureNot Available
Mechanism of ToxicityNot Available
MetabolismNot Available
Toxicity ValuesNot Available
Lethal DoseNot Available
Carcinogenicity (IARC Classification)Not Available
Uses/SourcesNot Available
Minimum Risk LevelNot Available
Health EffectsNot Available
SymptomsNot Available
TreatmentNot Available
Concentrations
Not Available
DrugBank IDDB01638
HMDB IDHMDB0000247
FooDB IDFDB011676
Phenol Explorer IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDC00001173
BiGG IDNot Available
BioCyc IDSORBITOL
METLIN IDNot Available
PDB IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkSorbitol
Chemspider ID5576
ChEBI ID17924
PubChem Compound ID5780
Kegg Compound IDC00794
YMDB IDYMDB00656
ECMDB IDECMDB00247
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
MSDSNot Available
General References
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