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sodium-saccharin

Sodium Saccharin

Saccharin is an artificial sweetener with effectively no food energy which is about 300–400 times as sweet as sucrose or table sugar, but has a bitter or metallic aftertaste, especially at high concentrations. It is used to sweeten products such as drinks, candies, cookies, medicines, and toothpaste.

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IUPAC name
2H-1λ6,2-Benzothiazol-1,1,3-trione
Other names

Benzoic sulfimide

CAS Number 81-07-2
ChEBI CHEBI:32111
ChEMBL ChEMBL310671
ChemSpider 4959
IUPHAR/BPS 5432
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KEGG D01085
PubChem 5143
UNII FST467XS7D

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Chemical formula 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)
Solubility in water 1 g per 290 mL
Acidity (pKa) 1.6[2]