Sorbitol

Sorbitol is an organic compound with the molecular formula C6H14O6.

Formula
C6H14O6
Molar mass
182.17 g/mol
Also known as
(2R,3R,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol, D-Sorbitol, D-Glucitol, glucitol, Glucarine, (-)-Sorbitol, Nivitin

Overview

Sorbitol is an organic compound with the molecular formula C6H14O6.

Identifiers

Formula
C6H14O6
Molar mass
182.17 g/mol
Also known as
(2R,3R,4R,5S)-hexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol, D-Sorbitol, D-Glucitol, glucitol, Glucarine, (-)-Sorbitol, Nivitin
Chemical identifiers
SMILES
C([C@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](CO)O)O)O)O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C6H14O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h3-12H,1-2H2/t3-,4+,5-,6-/m1/s1
PubChem CID
5780

Properties

Melting Point
111 °C
Boiling Point
295 °C at 3.5 mm Hg
Density
1.489 g/cu cm 20 °C
Water solubility
In water, 6.9X10+5 mg/L at 20 °C

References

  1. PubChem Compound Summary: Sorbitol (CID 5780)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem

    Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.

  2. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Sorbitol — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5780#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, D.R. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 88TH Edition 2007-2008. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL 2007, p. 3-266

  3. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Sorbitol — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5780#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, D.R. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 88TH Edition 2007-2008. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL 2007, p. 3-266

  4. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Sorbitol — densityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5780#section=Density. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, D.R. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 88TH Edition 2007-2008. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL 2007, p. 3-266

  5. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Sorbitol — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5780#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Yalkowsky, S.H., He, Yan., Handbook of Aqueous Solubility Data: An Extensive Compilation of Aqueous Solubility Data for Organic Compounds Extracted from the AQUASOL dATAbASE. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. 2003., p. 336