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Xylitol
SpectraBase Compound ID L3pLAwmSUpF
InChI InChI=1S/C5H12O5/c6-1-3(8)5(10)4(9)2-7/h3-10H,1-2H2/t3-,4+,5+
InChIKey HEBKCHPVOIAQTA-SCDXWVJYSA-N
Mol Weight 152.15 g/mol
Molecular Formula C5H12O5
Exact Mass 152.068473 g/mol

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SpectraBase Spectrum ID N8BhhTfsmB
Name XYLITOL
Source of Sample Fluka Chemie AG, Buchs, Switzerland
Boiling Point 215-217C
CAS Registry Number 87-99-0
Comments INTERMEDIATE IN METABOLISM OF D-GLUCOSE THROUGH GLUCURONATE CYCLE IN LIVERS; FOUND IN MUSHROOM PSALLIOTA CAMPESTRIS PRODUCED FROM XYLOSE; PENTAHYDRIC ALCOHOL
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Density (Specific Gravity)= 1.52
Formula C5H12O5
InChI InChI=1S/C5H12O5/c6-1-3(8)5(10)4(9)2-7/h3-10H,1-2H2/t3-,4+,5+
InChIKey HEBKCHPVOIAQTA-SCDXWVJYSA-N
Melting Point 95C
Molecular Weight 152.145996
RTECS Number ZF0800000
Synonyms xylo-PENTANE-1,2,3,4,5-PENTOL KLINIT XYLITE
Technique KBr WAFER
Use USED AS A DIETARY ADDITIVE AND AS A PREVENTIVE OF DENTAL CARIES; USED AS ORAL AND INTRAVENOUS NUTRIENT