Suosan

Structural formula
Suosan sodium salt
General
Surname	Suosan
other names	Sodium 3 - {[(4-nitrophenyl) carbamoyl] amino} propanoate ( IUPAC ) Sodium p -nitrophenyl carbamide propionate
Molecular formula	C 10 H 10 N 3 O 5 Na
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 140-46-5 102-66-9 (free acid) PubChem 8803 ChemSpider 8473 Wikidata Q307423
properties
Molar mass	275.20 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	240 ° C (decomposition)
solubility	soluble in water (62 g l −1 at 20 ° C, sodium salt)
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Suosan is an artificially produced sweetener . From a chemical point of view, it is the sodium salt of β-4-nitroanilidasepartamic acid, a urea derivative .

Suosan is around 700 times sweeter than sucrose . In acidic solutions, Suosan is said to taste better than saccharin. Due to its yellowish color, Suosan, like Douxan , is a dye-like sweetener.

history

Suosan was discovered in 1948 by S. Petersen and E. Müller. Since then it has been extensively investigated, but has practically never been used, since the toxic 4-nitroaniline is released when it decomposes .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Switzerland. Food book: Sweeteners ( Memento from January 15, 2005 in the Internet Archive ).
2. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
3. ↑ Hans-Dieter Belitz , Werner Grosch and Peter Schieberle: Textbook of food chemistry . 6., completely revised Edition 2008, Springer-Verlag Berlin; ISBN 3-540-73201-2 ; doi : 10.1007 / 978-3-540-73202-0 ; P. 451.
4. ^ C. Nofre, JM Tinti & FO Chatzopoulos: Glycine and β alanine derivatives as sweetening agents . U.S. Patent 4,877,895.