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Saccharin

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Saccharin is a widely used ingredient in cosmetics, personal care, and skincare formulations. Depending on its function, it may serve as a moisturizer, preservative, emulsifier, or active ingredient to enhance the overall effectiveness and performance of a product.

Saccharin (Wikipedia)

Saccharin, also called saccharine, benzosulfimide, or E954, or used in saccharin sodium or saccharin calcium forms, is a non-nutritive artificial sweetener. Saccharin is a sultam that is about 500 times sweeter than sucrose, but has a bitter or metallic aftertaste, especially at high concentrations. It is used to sweeten products, such as drinks, candies, baked goods, tobacco products, excipients, and for masking the bitter taste of some medicines. It appears as white crystals and is odorless.

Saccharin
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1H-1λ6,2-Benzothiazole-1,1,3(2H)-trione
Other names
  • ortho-benzoic sulfimide
  • ortho sulphobenzimide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.001.202 Edit this at Wikidata
E number E954 (glazing agents, ...)
KEGG
UNII
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  • InChI=1/C7H5NO3S/c9-7-5-3-1-2-4-6(5)12(10,11)8-7/h1-4H,(H,8,9)
    Key: CVHZOJJKTDOEJC-UHFFFAOYAR
  • O=C2c1ccccc1S(=O)(=O)N2
Properties
C7H5NO3S
Molar mass 183.18 g·mol−1
Appearance White crystalline solid
Density 0.828 g/cm3
Melting point 228.8 to 229.7 °C (443.8 to 445.5 °F; 501.9 to 502.8 K)
1 g per 290 mL
Acidity (pKa) 1.6
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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