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Molar mass of D-Mannitol

The molecular formula of D-Mannitol is C6H14O6, giving a molar mass of 182.172 g/mol.

Molar mass
182.172g/mol

Computed from the formula with the IUPAC conventional atomic weights (abridged, 2021 edition).

Formula
C6H14O6
Category
Sugars & Carbohydrates
Atoms per molecule
26

D-Mannitol conversions

Mass ↔ amount and solution conversions derived from the stored molar mass of 182.172 g/mol.

1 mmol182.172 mg
1 g5.4893 mmol
1 M182.172 g/L

About D-Mannitol

A sugar alcohol that is not absorbed from the gut, so it acts as an osmotic laxative and diuretic. Intravenous mannitol shrinks brain oedema by pulling water out of tissue, and it hardens into the brittle crystalline phase used in freeze-drying.

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