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V900116

Sucrose

99% (GC), Vetec™, reagent grade

Synonym(s):

α-D-Glc-(1→2)-β-D-Fru, α-D-Glucopyranosyl β-D-fructofuranoside, β-D-Fructofuranosyl-α-D-glucopyranoside, D(+)-Saccharose, Sugar

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H22O11
CAS Number:
57-50-1
Molecular Weight:
342.30
EC Number:
200-334-9
UNSPSC Code:
12161700
PubChem Substance ID:
329829552
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
90825
MDL number:
MFCD00006626

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Product Name

Sucrose, 99% (GC), Vetec™, reagent grade

InChI key

CZMRCDWAGMRECN-UGDNZRGBSA-N

InChI

1S/C12H22O11/c13-1-4-6(16)8(18)9(19)11(21-4)23-12(3-15)10(20)7(17)5(2-14)22-12/h4-11,13-20H,1-3H2/t4-,5-,6-,7-,8+,9-,10+,11-,12+/m1/s1

SMILES string

OC[C@H]1O[C@H](O[C@]2(CO)O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]2O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O

grade

reagent grade

product line

Vetec™

assay

99% (GC)

form

crystals

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

185-187 °C (lit.)

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Application

Sucrose can be used:
  • As a component of culture media for microorganisms.
  • As an impermeant solute in the study of forward osmosis membrane parameters.

General description

Sucrose is a disaccharide (glucose and fructose), which is commonly known as table sugar. It is a non-reducing sugar abundantly found in nature. It is present as the main constituent of soft drinks, beverages, and many food products.

Other Notes

To gain a comprehensive understanding of our extensive range of Disaccharides for your research, we encourage you to visit our Carbohydrates Category page.

Legal Information

Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Sucrose-A prospering and sustainable organic raw material
Carbohydrates in Sustainable Development (2010)
Antifungal properties of novel N-and α,β-substituted succinimides against dermatophytes
Lopez, S N, et al.
Arzneimittelforschung, 53(04), 280-288 (2003)
Understanding membrane parameters of a forward osmosis membrane based on nonequilibrium thermodynamics
Fang Y, et al.
Journal of Membrane Science , 437(04), 72-81 (2013)
The structure of sucrose in the crystal and in solution
Sucrose: Properties and Applications (1995)
Denise Harrison et al.
Pediatrics, 130(5), 918-925 (2012-10-10)
The use of oral sucrose has been the most extensively studied pain intervention in newborn care to date. More than 150 published studies relating to sweet-taste-induced calming and analgesia in human infants have been identified, of which 100 (65%) include
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