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Thermo Scientific Chemicals Aspartame, 98%

Product Code. 15464109
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Description

A non-nutritive sweetener and dipeptide ester about 160 times sweeter than sucrose

Aspartame is a synthetic and low-calorie sweetener and is used as an active ingredient in consumer foods, beverages, soft drinks, breath mints, sugar free chewing gum, cocoa mixes, frozen desserts, chewable vitamin supplements, milk drinks, cerals, pharmaceutical drugs and supplements, tabletop sweeteners and diet sodas.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Applications
Aspartame is a synthetic and low-calorie sweetener and is used as an active ingredient in consumer foods, beverages, soft drinks, breath mints, sugar free chewing gum, cocoa mixes, frozen desserts, chewable vitamin supplements, milk drinks, cerals, pharmaceutical drugs and supplements, tabletop sweeteners and diet sodas.

Solubility
Soluble in formic acid, dimethyl sulfoxide. Sparingly soluble in water and ethanol.

Notes
Store in cool place. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
TRUSTED_SUSTAINABILITY

Chemical Identifiers

CAS 22839-47-0
Molecular Formula C14H18N2O5
Molecular Weight (g/mol) 294.31
MDL Number MFCD00002724
InChI Key IAOZJIPTCAWIRG-QWRGUYRKSA-N
Synonym aspartame, nutrasweet, asp-phe-ome, asp-phe methyl ester, aspartam, aspartamum, aspartamo, l-aspartyl-l-phenylalanine methyl ester, aspartylphenylalanine methyl ester, dipeptide sweetener
PubChem CID 134601
ChEBI CHEBI:2877
IUPAC Name (3S)-3-amino-4-[[(2S)-1-methoxy-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl]amino]-4-oxobutanoic acid
SMILES COC(=O)[C@H](CC1=CC=CC=C1)NC(=O)[C@@H](N)CC(O)=O

Specifications

Melting Point 243°C to 245°C
Color White
Linear Formula HOOCCH2CH(NH2)CONHCH(CH2C6H5)COOCH3
Beilstein 2223850
Merck Index 14,839
Solubility Information Soluble in formic acid,dimethyl sulfoxide. Sparingly soluble in water and ethanol.
Quantity 100 g
Formula Weight 294.3
Percent Purity 98%
Physical Form Powder
Chemical Name or Material Aspartame
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