Molecule record

sorbitol

C6H14O6

182.17 g/mol

2D structure for sorbitol

Molecular properties

Formula
C6H14O6
Molar mass
182.17 g·mol−1
Exact mass
182.0790 Da
0
6
6
121.00 Ų
-3.1 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
50-70-4
PubChem CID
5780

Interactions

Polarity
Often polar; exact polarity depends on size, substitution, and ionization state.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Alcohol

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp-3.1PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • (-)-Sorbitol
  • 50-70-4
  • Cholaxine
  • D-(-)-Sorbitol
  • D-Glucitol
  • D-Sorbitol
  • Diakarmon
  • Esasorb
Show all 23 synonyms
  • Glucarine
  • Karion instant
  • Multitol
  • Neosorb
  • Nivitin
  • Sionit
  • Sionite
  • Sionon
  • Siosan
  • Sorbilande
  • Sorbitol F
  • Sorbo
  • Sorbol
  • Sorbostyl
  • glucitol

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
C([C@H]([C@H]([C@@H]([C@H](CO)O)O)O)O)O
Isomeric 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
InChIKey
FBPFZTCFMRRESA-JGWLITMVSA-N
PubChem CID
5780

Spectroscopy

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile

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Peak assignments

3350 cm−1broad O-H (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for sorbitol; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for sorbitol; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

ChemForge original educational simulation.

Open source record