Molar mass of D-Mannitol
The molecular formula of D-Mannitol is C6H14O6, giving a molar mass of 182.172 g/mol.
Computed from the formula with the IUPAC conventional atomic weights (abridged, 2021 edition).
D-Mannitol conversions
Mass ↔ amount and solution conversions derived from the stored molar mass of 182.172 g/mol.
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.
Related compounds
Other entries in Sugars & Carbohydrates.