Sorbitol
- Formula: C6H14O6
- Molecular weight: 182.1718
- IUPAC Standard InChIKey: FBPFZTCFMRRESA-JGWLITMVSA-N
- CAS Registry Number: 50-70-4
- Chemical structure:
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- Other names: D-Glucitol; Diakarmon; Glucitol; L-Gulitol; D-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexanehexol; Nivitin; Sionit; Sionon; Sorbicolan; Sorbite; D-sorbitol; Sorbo; Sorbol; Cholaxine; D-Sorbol; Esasorb; Glucitol, D-; Gulitol; Karion; Neosorb; Sionite; Siosan; Sorbex M; Sorbex R; Sorbex Rp; Sorbex S; Sorbex X; Sorbilande; Sorbit; Sorbitol syrup C; Sorbostyl; Sorvilande; Sorbitol, (d); Cystosol; d-Sorbit; d-Sorbite; Hexahydric alcohol; Karion, instant; Liponic 70-NC; Resulax; Sorbilax; Sorbitur; (-)-Sorbitol; Sorbitol FP; Sorbitol F; D-(-)-Sorbitol; Glucarine; Multitol; Sionit K; Sorbit D; Sorbit DP; Probilagol (Salt/Mix)
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
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ΔfH°solid | -323.54 ± 0.33 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Gerasimov, Blokh, et al., 1985 | ALS |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔcH°solid | -719.26 ± 0.33 | kcal/mol | Ccb | Gerasimov, Blokh, et al., 1985 | Corresponding ΔfHºsolid = -323.26 kcal/mol (simple calculation by NIST; no Washburn corrections); ALS |
Constant pressure heat capacity of solid
Cp,solid (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
57.703 | 298.15 | Lian, Chen, et al., 1982 | DH |
Phase change data
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tfus | 366.5 | K | N/A | Barone, DellaGatta, et al., 1990 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.6 K; TRC |
Tfus | 371.85 | K | N/A | Quinquenet, Ollivon, et al., 1988 | Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; m.p. of the .gamma., presumably stable, form; TRC |
Tfus | 361.25 | K | N/A | Quinquenet, Ollivon, et al., 1988 | Metastable crystal phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; m.p. of the A (presumably metastable) form; TRC |
Tfus | 367.45 | K | N/A | Quinquenet, Ollivon, et al., 1988 | Metastable crystal phase; Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; this is m.p. of the B, presumably a metastable, form; TRC |
Quantity | Value | Units | Method | Reference | Comment |
ΔsubH° | 44.5 | kcal/mol | B | Barone, Gatta, et al., 1990 | AC |
Enthalpy of vaporization
ΔvapH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
31.64 ± 0.48 | 477. | TE | Barone, Gatta, et al., 1990 | Based on data from 461. to 497. K.; AC |
Enthalpy of fusion
ΔfusH (kcal/mol) | Temperature (K) | Method | Reference | Comment |
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7.2180 | 366.5 | N/A | Barone and Della Gatta, 1990 | DH |
7.254 | 369.2 | AC | Tong, Tan, et al., 2008 | Based on data from 80. to 390. K.; AC |
7.22 | 366.5 | DSC | Domalski and Hearing, 1996 | See also Barone, Gatta, et al., 1990.; AC |
Entropy of fusion
ΔfusS (cal/mol*K) | Temperature (K) | Reference | Comment |
---|---|---|---|
19.7 | 366.5 | Barone and Della Gatta, 1990 | DH |
References
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Data compilation copyright by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on behalf of the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Gerasimov, Blokh, et al., 1985
Gerasimov, P.A.; Blokh, E.L.; Gubareva, A.I.,
Standard heats of formation of intermediates in the synthesis of vitamin C,
Izv. Vyssh. Uchebn. Zaved., Khim. Khim. Tekhnol., 1985, 28, 54-56. [all data]
Lian, Chen, et al., 1982
Lian, Y.N.; Chen, A.T.; Suurkuusk, J.; Wadsoe, I.,
Polyol-water interactions as reflected by aqueous heat capacity values,
Acta Chem. Scand., 1982, A36(9), 735-739. [all data]
Barone, DellaGatta, et al., 1990
Barone, G.; DellaGatta, G.; Ferro, D.; Piacente, V.,
Enthalpies and entropies of sublimation, vaporization and fusion of nine polyhydric alcohols,
J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans., 1990, 86, 75. [all data]
Quinquenet, Ollivon, et al., 1988
Quinquenet, S.; Ollivon, M.; Grabielle-Madelmont, C.; Serpelloni, M.,
Polymorphism of Hydrated Sorbitol,
Thermochim. Acta, 1988, 125, 125. [all data]
Barone, Gatta, et al., 1990
Barone, Guido; Gatta, Giuseppe Della; Ferro, Daniela; Piacente, Vincenzo,
Enthalpies and entropies of sublimation, vaporization and fusion of nine polyhydric alcohols,
Faraday Trans., 1990, 86, 1, 75, https://doi.org/10.1039/ft9908600075
. [all data]
Barone and Della Gatta, 1990
Barone, G.; Della Gatta, G.,
Ferro D., and Piacente, V., Enthalpies and entropies of sublimation, vaporization and fusion of nine polyhydric alcohols, J. Chem. Soc.,
Faraday Trans., 1990, 86(1), 75-79. [all data]
Tong, Tan, et al., 2008
Tong, B.; Tan, Z.C.; Shi, Q.; Li, Y.S.; Wang, S.X.,
Thermodynamic investigation of several natural polyols (II),
J Therm Anal Calorim, 2008, 91, 2, 463-469, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-007-8361-8
. [all data]
Domalski and Hearing, 1996
Domalski, Eugene S.; Hearing, Elizabeth D.,
Heat Capacities and Entropies of Organic Compounds in the Condensed Phase. Volume III,
J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1996, 25, 1, 1, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.555985
. [all data]
Notes
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- Symbols used in this document:
Cp,solid Constant pressure heat capacity of solid Tfus Fusion (melting) point ΔcH°solid Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions ΔfH°solid Enthalpy of formation of solid at standard conditions ΔfusH Enthalpy of fusion ΔfusS Entropy of fusion ΔsubH° Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions ΔvapH Enthalpy of vaporization - Data from NIST Standard Reference Database 69: NIST Chemistry WebBook
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