Thermo Scientific Chemicals Aspartame, 98%

Description

A non-nutritive sweetener and dipeptide ester about 160 times sweeter than sucrose

Aspartame is a synthetic and low-calorie sweetener and is used as an active ingredient in consumer foods, beverages, soft drinks, breath mints, sugar free chewing gum, cocoa mixes, frozen desserts, chewable vitamin supplements, milk drinks, cerals, pharmaceutical drugs and supplements, tabletop sweeteners and diet sodas.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Applications
Aspartame is a synthetic and low-calorie sweetener and is used as an active ingredient in consumer foods, beverages, soft drinks, breath mints, sugar free chewing gum, cocoa mixes, frozen desserts, chewable vitamin supplements, milk drinks, cerals, pharmaceutical drugs and supplements, tabletop sweeteners and diet sodas.

Solubility
Soluble in formic acid, dimethyl sulfoxide. Sparingly soluble in water and ethanol.

Notes
Store in cool place. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 22839-47-0
• Molecular Formula: C14H18N2O5
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 294.31
• MDL Number: MFCD00002724
• InChI Key: IAOZJIPTCAWIRG-QWRGUYRKSA-N
• Synonym: aspartame, nutrasweet, asp-phe-ome, asp-phe methyl ester, aspartam, aspartamum, aspartamo, l-aspartyl-l-phenylalanine methyl ester, aspartylphenylalanine methyl ester, dipeptide sweetener
• PubChem CID: 134601
• ChEBI: CHEBI:2877
• IUPAC Name: (3S)-3-amino-4-[[(2S)-1-methoxy-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl]amino]-4-oxobutanoic acid
• SMILES: COC(=O)[C@H](CC1=CC=CC=C1)NC(=O)[C@@H](N)CC(O)=O

• Melting Point: 243°C to 245°C
• Color: White
• Linear Formula: HOOCCH₂CH(NH₂)CONHCH(CH₂C₆H₅)COOCH₃
• Beilstein: 2223850
• Merck Index: 14,839
• Solubility Information: Soluble in formic acid,dimethyl sulfoxide. Sparingly soluble in water and ethanol.
• Quantity: 25 g
• Formula Weight: 294.3
• Percent Purity: 98%
• Physical Form: Powder
• Chemical Name or Material: Aspartame

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