CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Physical Description | Almost odorless fluffy, white to off-white crystalline powder. Used as an antioxidant and preservative. |
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Color/Form | White, free-flowing crystals |
Melting Point | 309 to 327 °F (decomposes) (NTP, 1992) |
Solubility | greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 64 °F (NTP, 1992) |
Density | 1.2 (NTP, 1992) - Denser than water; will sink |
Optical Rotation | [α]D/25 10 % (w/v) aqueous solution between + 95° and + 98° |
pH | 5,5 to 8,0 (10 % aqueous solution) |
Chemical Classes | Other Uses -> Food Additives |
SAFETY INFORMATION
Signal word | Warning |
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Pictogram(s) |
Exclamation Mark Irritant GHS07 |
GHS Hazard Statements |
H320:Serious eye damage/eye irritation |
Precautionary Statement Codes |
P264:Wash hands thoroughly after handling. P264:Wash skin thouroughly after handling. |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
Molecular Weight | 198.11 g/mol |
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Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 3 |
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 6 |
Rotatable Bond Count | 2 |
Exact Mass | 198.01403222 g/mol |
Monoisotopic Mass | 198.01403222 g/mol |
Topological Polar Surface Area | 110 Ų |
Heavy Atom Count | 13 |
Formal Charge | 0 |
Complexity | 237 |
Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 2 |
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 2 |
Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Almost odorless fluffy, white to off-white crystalline powder. Used as an antioxidant and preservative.