Mannitol Property

Melting point:

167-170 °C

Boiling point:

290-295 °C(Press: 3.5 Torr)

Density 

1.52 g/cm3

form 

Solid

pka

13.14±0.20(Predicted)

color 

White crystalline

Odor

Odorless

PH Range

5 - 6.5 at 182 g/l at 25 °C

Water Solubility 

182 g/l at 20 °C - completely soluble

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Mannitol Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Definition

ChEBI: D-mannitol is the D-enantiomer of mannitol. It has a role as an osmotic diuretic, a sweetening agent, an antiglaucoma drug, a metabolite, an allergen, a hapten, a food bulking agent, a food anticaking agent, a food humectant, a food stabiliser, a food thickening agent, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a member of compatible osmolytes.