Title: Erythritol
CAS Registry Number: 149-32-6
CAS Name: (2
R,3
S)-
rel-1,2,3,4-Butanetetrol
Synonyms: meso-erythritol; tetrahydroxybutane; erythrol; erythrite; antierythrite; erythroglucin; phycite
Molecular Formula: C4H10O4
Molecular Weight: 122.12
Percent Composition: C 39.34%, H 8.25%, O 52.41%
Literature References: All natural bulk sweetener found in various fruits and fermented foods; 60 to 70% as sweet as sucrose. Isoln from algae, lichens, grasses: Bamberger, Landsiedl,
Monatsh. Chem. 21, 571 (1900); Hesse,
J. Prakt. Chem. 92, 425 (1915); Hofmann,
Ber. 7, 508 (1874). Prepn by
Aspergillus niger: Yuill,
Nature 162, 652 (1948); by
Penicillium herquei: Galarraga
et al., Biochem. J. 61, 456 (1955); from 2-butene-1,4-diol: Reppe, Schnabel,
DE 734025 (1943 to I. G. Farbenind.); from periodate-oxidized starch: Jeanes, Hudson,
J. Org. Chem. 20, 1565 (1955). Structure: Shimada,
Acta Crystallogr. 11, 748 (1958). Review of metabolism, toxicology and clinical safety studies: I. C. Munro
et al., Food Chem. Toxicol. 36, 1139-1174 (1998); of use in beverage industry: P. de Cock, C.-L. Bechert,
Pure Appl. Chem. 74, 1281-1289 (2002).
Properties: Tetragonal prisms, mp 121.5°. About twice as sweet as sucrose. bp 329-331°. Very sol in water (satd soln contains about 61% w/w); sol in pyridine (satd soln contains 2.5% w/w); slightly sol in alcohol. Practically insol in ether. pKa (18°): 13.903. LD50 in male, female rats (g/kg): 6.6, 9.6 i.v.; >16, >16 s.c.; 13.1, 13.5 orally (Munro).
Melting point: mp 121.5°
Boiling point: bp 329-331°
pKa: pKa (18°): 13.903
Toxicity data: LD50 in male, female rats (g/kg): 6.6, 9.6 i.v.; >16, >16 s.c.; 13.1, 13.5 orally (Munro)
Use: Non-nutritive sweetener in beverages.
