Molar mass of Cellulose
The molecular formula of Cellulose is C6H10O5, giving a molar mass of 162.141 g/mol.
Molar mass
162.141g/mol
Computed from the formula with the IUPAC conventional atomic weights (abridged, 2021 edition).
Formula
C6H10O5
Category
Sugars & Carbohydrates
Atoms per molecule
21
Cellulose conversions
Mass ↔ amount and solution conversions derived from the stored molar mass of 162.141 g/mol.
1 mmol162.141 mg
1 g6.1675 mmol
1 M162.141 g/L
About Cellulose
The most abundant organic polymer on Earth: β(1→4)-linked glucose forming flat sheets that hydrogen-bond into load-bearing fibres. The formula shown is the anhydroglucose repeat unit; humans lack cellulase, so dietary fibre passes to the colon where microbes ferment it.
Related compounds
Other entries in Sugars & Carbohydrates.
2-Deoxy-D-riboseC5H10O4 · 134.131 g/molD-FructoseC6H12O6 · 180.156 g/molD-GalactoseC6H12O6 · 180.156 g/molD-GlucoseC6H12O6 · 180.156 g/molD-MannitolC6H14O6 · 182.172 g/molD-MannoseC6H12O6 · 180.156 g/molD-RiboseC5H10O5 · 150.130 g/molD-SorbitolC6H14O6 · 182.172 g/molD-XyloseC5H10O5 · 150.130 g/molErythritolC4H10O4 · 122.120 g/molGlucosamineC6H13NO5 · 179.172 g/molL-ArabinoseC5H10O5 · 150.130 g/mol