| Identification | |
| Name: | D-Iditol |
| Synonyms: | Iditol, D-(8CI);NSC 227898; |
| CAS: | 25878-23-3 |
| Molecular Formula: | C6H14O6 |
| Molecular Weight: | 182.171 |
| InChI: | InChI=1S/C6H14O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h3-12H,1-2H2 |
| Molecular Structure: |  |
| Properties | |
| Melting Point: | 76 °C |
| Boiling Point: | 230 °C |
| Density: | 1.596 g/cm3 |
| Refractive index: | 3 ° (C=1, H2O) |
| Solubility: | 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 deg C |
| Color: | Orthorhombic needles from alc WHITE, CRYSTALLINE POWDER OR FREE FLOWING GRANULES |
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