Catalog Number
ACMA00016956
Description
White, odourless, non-hygroscopic, heat-stable crystals with a sweetness of approximately 60-80 % that of sucrose.;Solid
IUPAC Name
(2S,3R)-butane-1,2,3,4-tetrol
Molecular Weight
122.12g/mol
Molecular Formula
C4H10O4;C4H10O4
Canonical SMILES
C(C(C(CO)O)O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H10O4/c5-1-3(7)4(8)2-6/h3-8H,1-2H2/t3-,4+
InChI Key
UNXHWFMMPAWVPI-ZXZARUISSA-N
Boiling Point
330.5 °C;330.5 °C
Melting Point
121.5 °C;119-123 °C;121.5 °C;121.5°C
Density
1.451 g/cu cm at 20 °C
Solubility
4.99 M;Freely soluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol, insoluble in diethyl ether.;Very soluble in water (saturated solution contains about 61% w/w); soluble in pyridine (saturated solution contains 2.5% w/w); slightly soluble in alcohol; practically insoluble in ether;Insoluble in ethyl ether, benzene;In water, 6.10X10+5 mg/L at 22 °C;610 mg/mL at 22 °C
Color/Form
Bipyramidal tetragonal prisms;White crystals
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
EC Number
205-737-3;205-737-3
Exact Mass
122.057909g/mol
Log P
-2.29 (LogP);log Kow = -2.29;-2.29
MeSH Entry Terms
Erythritol
Monoisotopic Mass
122.057909g/mol
Other Experimental
Colorles liquid. BP: 138 °C; freezing point -18 °C; density 1.11. Hydrolyzed to erythritol when dissolved in water /Erythritol anhydride/;Crystals. MP: 61 °C. Soluble in alcohol, ether, and glycerol; insoluble in water /Erythritol tetranitrate/;Henry's Law constant = 3.08X10-10 atm-cu m/mole at 25 °C (est);Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 2.91X10-11 cu cm/molec-sec at 25 °C (est)
Stability
Erythritol has very good thermal and chemical stability.
Vapor Pressure
5.25X10-7 mm Hg at 25 °C (est)
Viscosity
1.3381 at 20 °C; 1.1372 at 30 °C; 0.8965 at 40 °C; 0.7251 at 50 °C (all in mPa.s)