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acesulfame potassium
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Organic synthetic salt used as a low-calorie sweetener
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H4KNO4S
- Molecular weight
- 201.24 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- potassium 6-methyl-2,2-dioxo-1-oxa-2lambda6-thia-3-azanidacyclohex-5-en-4-one
- SMILES
- CC1=CC(=O)[N-]S(=O)(=O)O1.[K+]
- InChIKey
- WBZFUFAFFUEMEI-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- Polar surface area
- 69.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 5
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Phase 3
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- Indications
- Constipation
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Described at
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 200.949810288
- Has use
- excipient
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- canonical SMILES
- CC1=CC(=NS(=O)(=O)O1)[O-].[K+]
- chemical formula
- C₄H₄KNO₄S
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C76512
- Commons category
- Acesulfame potassium
- has characteristic
- bitterness
- described at URL
- www.food-info.net/uk/qa/qa-fi48.htm
- acceptable daily intake
- 9
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Encyclopedic overview
Acesulfame potassium ( UK: /æsɪˈsʌlfeɪm/, US: /ˌeɪsiːˈsʌlfeɪm/ AY-see-SUL-faym or /ˌæsəˈsʌlfeɪm/), also known as acesulfame K or Ace K, is a synthetic calorie-free sugar substitute (artificial sweetener) often marketed under the trade names Sunett and Sweet One. In the European Union, it is known under the E number (additive code) E950. It was discovered accidentally in 1967 by German chemist Karl Clauss at Hoechst AG (now Nutrinova). Acesulfame potassium is the potassium salt of 6-methyl-1,2,3-oxathiazine-4(3H)-one 2,2-dioxide. It is a white crystalline powder with molecular formula C 4H 4KNO 4S and a molecular weight of 201.24 g/mol.
Properties
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