xylitol
Also known as Xylit, xylite, L-xylitol, Xylite (sugar), Meso-xylitol, Eutrit, Fluorette, Xylisorb 700
Xylitol is an organic compound with the formula . Two other isomeric sugar alcohols exist. It is a colorless or white crystalline solid. It is classified as a polyalcohol and a sugar alcohol, specifically an alditol. Of the common sugar alcohols, only sorbitol is more soluble in water.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C5H12O5
- Molecular weight
- 152.15 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (2R,4S)-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol
- SMILES
- C([C@H](C([C@H](CO)O)O)O)O
- InChIKey
- HEBKCHPVOIAQTA-NGQZWQHPSA-N
- XLogP
- -2.5
- Polar surface area
- 101 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 5
- H-bond acceptors
- 5
- Formal charge
- 0
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Xylitol is an organic compound with the formula . Two other isomeric sugar alcohols exist. It is a colorless or white crystalline solid. It is classified as a polyalcohol and a sugar alcohol, specifically an alditol. Of the common sugar alcohols, only sorbitol is more soluble in water.
The name derives from , xyl[on] 'wood', with the suffix -itol used to denote it being a sugar alcohol.