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Properties of substance:

acesulfame potassium



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Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

white monoclinic crystals

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C4H4KNO4S

Molar/atomic mass: 201.24

Decomposition temperature (°C):

225

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

acetic acid: 28.6 (20°C) [Ref.]
dimethylformamide: very soluble [Ref.]
dimethylsulfoxide: very soluble [Ref.]
ethanol 50%: 10 (20°C) [Ref.]
ethanol abs.: 0.13 (20°C) [Ref.]
water: 15 (0°C) [Ref.]
water: 27 (20°C) [Ref.]
water: 130 (100°C) [Ref.]

Hygroscopic:

no

Numerical data:

Sweetness potency сompared with a 2% (w/v) aqueous solution of sucrose: 130-200

Density:

1.81 (20°C, g/cm3)

LD50 (mg/kg):

7431 (rats, oral)

References:

  1. Lewis R.J. Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials. - 11ed. - Wiley-interscience, 2004. - pp. 5
  2. Milne G.W.A. Gardner's Commercially Important Chemicals. - Wiley-Interscience, 2005. - pp. 4
  3. Mitchell H. Sweeteners and Sugar Alternatives in Food Technology, 2006. - pp. 65-85
  4. Крутошикова А., Угер М. Природные и синтетические сладкие вещества. - М.: Мир, 1988. - pp. 86, 88 [Russian]
  5. Нечаев А.П., Кочеткова А,А., Зайцев А.Н. Пищевые добавки. - М.: Колос, 2002. - pp. 140-141 [Russian]

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