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Volemitol

Volemitol

IUPAC name	(2R,3R,5R,6R)-heptane-1,2,3,4,5,6,7-heptol
Other names	D-glycero-D-talo-heptitol, alpha-sedoheptitol, beta-mannoheptitol
Identifiers
CAS number	488-38-0
SMILES	C(C(C(C(C(C(CO)O)O)O)O)O)O
Properties
Molecular formula	C₇H₁₆O₇
Molar mass	212.198 g/mol
Melting point	152-153°C
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Volemitol is a naturally occurring seven-carbon sugar alcohol. It is a substance widely distributed in plants, red algae, fungi, mosses, and lichens. It was also found in lipopolysaccharides from E. coli. In certain higher plants, such as Primula, volemitol plays several important physiological roles. It functions as a photosynthetic product, phloem translocate, and storage carbohydrate.

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It is used as a natural sweetening agent.

Volemitol was first isolated as a white crystalline substance from the mushroom Lactarius volemus by the French scientist Émile Bourquelot in 1889.^[1]