CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Physical Description | Dark brown liquid; [HSDB] Dark brown liquid with an odor of burnt sugar; [MSDSonline] |
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Color/Form | AMORPHOUS; DARK BROWN |
Odor | ODOR OF BURNT SUGAR |
Taste | PLEASANT, BITTER TASTE |
Melting Point | 91 - 92 °C |
Solubility | MISCIBLE WITH WATER IN ALL PROPORTIONS; MISCIBLE WITH DILUTE ALCOHOL UP TO 55% BY VOLUME; IMMISCIBLE WITH SOLVENT HEXANE |
Density | ABOUT 1.35 |
Stability/Shelf Life | IN MOST PRODUCTS, CARAMEL HAS VERY GOOD STABILITY |
Kovats Retention Index | 1044 |
Other Experimental Properties | COMPOSITIION IS COMPLEX & INDEFINITE, FORMING A COLLOID IN AQ SUBSTRATES; COLLOIDS CARRY AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE; @ PH ABOVE ISOELECTRIC POINT, CARAMEL IS NEGATIVELY CHARGED; @ PH BELOW ISOELECTRIC POINT, CARAMEL IS POSITIVELY CHARGED |
Chemical Classes | UVCB |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
Molecular Weight | 126.15 g/mol |
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XLogP3 | 0.7 |
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 2 |
Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
Exact Mass | 126.068079557 g/mol |
Monoisotopic Mass | 126.068079557 g/mol |
Topological Polar Surface Area | 34.1 Ų |
Heavy Atom Count | 9 |
Formal Charge | 0 |
Complexity | 142 |
Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 2 |
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |