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D-glucitol

50-70-4C₆H₁₄O₆182.172 g/mol

Organic/Inorganic Small MoleculeChEBI source record

The D-enantiomer of glucitol (also known as D-sorbitol). — ChEBI

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values

CAS number	50-70-4	ChEBI ↗
Molecular formula	C₆H₁₄O₆	ChEBI ↗
Molar mass	182.172 g/mol	ChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass	182.07904 Da	ChEBI ↗
Formal charge	0	ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifier	CHEBI:17924	ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

PubChem

Molar mass	182.17 g/mol	PubChem ↗
Exact mass	182.07903816 Da	PubChem ↗
Computed XLogP	-3.1	PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Å²)	121	PubChem ↗
H-bond donors	6	PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors	6	PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds	5	PubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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Source preferred name

D-glucitol

IUPAC name

D-glucitol

InChIKey

FBPFZTCFMRRESA-JGWLITMVSA-N

SMILES

OC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)CO

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

Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

glucitolChEBI parent class · 30911 ↗

carbohydrate organic molecular entity

Roles recorded in ChEBI

antiviral agentmetaboliteantibacterial agentanalgesicantineoplastic agentlaxativesweetening agentanti-inflammatory agentvulnerarycathartic

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Amount

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Equivalent amount

0.00548932 mol

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Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions

O

Oxygen · 6 atoms

52.69%

C

Carbon · 6 atoms

39.56%

H

Hydrogen · 14 atoms

7.75%

Calculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.

Research & patent references

Selected source associations

Generation of an antibody specific to erythritol, a non-immunogenic food additive. ↗Food additives and contaminants · 2006 Sep · PMID 16901854

Generation of antibodies specific to D-mannitol, a unique haptenic allergen, using reductively aminated D-mannose-bovine serum albumin conjugate as the immunogen. ↗Immunobiology · 2007 · PMID 17336832

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Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026

Identity, formula, mass, synonyms & ontologyEMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:17924

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

Additional molecular descriptorsNCBI PubChem · CID 5780 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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