Microcrystalline cellulose
[CAS# 9072-45-1]

Identification

• Name: Microcrystalline cellulose
• Synonyms: (3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-4,5-Dihydroxy-2-(Hydroxymethyl)-6-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-4,5,6-Trihydroxy-2-(Hydroxymethyl)Tetrahydropyran-3-Yl]Oxy-Tetrahydropyran-3-Yl]Oxy-6-(Hydroxymethyl)Tetrahydropyran-3,4,5-Triol; (3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[[(2R,3S,4R,5R)-4,5-Dihydro
• Molecular Formula: C₁₈H₃₂O₁₆
• Molecular Weight: 504.44
• CAS Registry Number: 9072-45-1
• SMILES: [C@H]2(OC1O[C@@H]([C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H]1O)CO)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)C(O[C@@H]2CO)O[C@H]3[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O[C@@H]3CO)O
• InChI: 1S/C18H32O16/c19-1-4-7(22)8(23)12(27)17(31-4)34-15-6(3-21)32-18(13(28)10(15)25)33-14-5(2-20)30-16(29)11(26)9(14)24/h4-29H,1-3H2/t4-,5-,6-,7-,8+,9-,10-,11-,12-,13-,14-,15-,16+,17?,18?/m1/s1
• InChIKey: FYGDTMLNYKFZSV-MRCIVHHJSA-N

Properties

• Density: 1.81g/cm³ (Cal.)
• Boiling point: 865.164°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 477.034°C (Cal.)

References

• (1): Spomenka Simovic, Timothy J. Barnes, Angel Tan and Clive A. Prestidge. Assembling nanoparticle coatings to improve the drug delivery performance of lipid based colloids, Nanoscale, 2012, 4, 1220.