C6H8O2
112.13 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning
Sorbic acid
CAS110-44-1EC203-768-7
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
food preservative
Sorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound widely used as a food preservative to inhibit the growth of molds, yeasts, and bacteria. It is also employed in industrial applications such as paints and feed additives.
food preservativepaint biocidal additiveanimal feed additive
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Safety Reference
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H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
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Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(2E,4E)-hexa-2,4-dienoic acid
InChIKey
WSWCOQWTEOXDQX-MQQKCMAXSA-N
SMILES
C/C=C/C=C/C(=O)O
Synonyms (72)
- E200
- Sorbic acid, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- Sorbic acid, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- (2-Butenylidene)acetic acid
- (2E,4E)-2,4-Hexadienoic acid
- (2E,4E)-hexa-2,4-dienoic acid
- (E,E)-2,4-Hexadienoic acid
- (E,E)-SA
- (E,E)-Sorbic acid
- (e,e)-4-hexadienoicacid
- (e,e)-hexa-2,4-dienoic acid
- 2,4-Hexadienoic acid
- 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, (E,E)-
- 2,4-Hexadiensaeure
- 2,4-SA
- 2-Propenylacrylic acid
- 2E,4E-Hexadienoic acid
- Acetic acid, crotylidene-
- Acid, Hexadienoic
- Acid, Propenylacrylic
- Acid, Sorbic
- Acidum sorbicum
- Crotylidene acetic acid
- E-sorbic acid
- FEMA 3921
- Hexa-2,4-dienoic acid
- Hexa-2,4-dienoic acid, (E,E)-
- Hexadienic acid
- Hexadienoic acid
- Hexadienoic acid, (E,E)
- Kyselina sorbova
- Kyselina sorbova [Czech]
- Panosorb
- Preservastat
- Propenylacrylic Acid
- SORBIC ACID [MART.]
- Sorbate, Potassium
- Sorbate, Sodium
- Sorbic acid (NF)
- Sorbic acid (Standard)
- Sorbic acid CRS
- Sorbic acid, (E,E)-
- Sorbic acid, SAJ first grade
- Sorbinic acid
- Sorbinsaeure
- Sorbinsaure
- Sorbistat
- cis,trans-Sorbic Acid
- sorbic acid
- trans,trans-SA
- trans,trans-Sorbic acid