Sucrose octaacetate

Sucrose octaacetate is a chemical compound with formula C28H38O19or (C2H3O2)8(C12H14O3), an eight-fold ester of sucrose and acetic acid. Its molecule can be described as that of sucrose C12H22O11 with its eight hydroxyl groups HO– replaced by acetate groups H3C–CO2–. It is a crystalline solid, colorless and odorless but intensely bitter. Sucrose octaacetate is used as an inert ingredient in pesticides and herbicides, as a bitter additive.

Sucrose octaacetate

Sucrose octaacetate is a chemical compound with formula C28H38O19or (C2H3O2)8(C12H14O3), an eight-fold ester of sucrose and acetic acid. Its molecule can be described as that of sucrose C12H22O11 with its eight hydroxyl groups HO– replaced by acetate groups H3C–CO2–. It is a crystalline solid, colorless and odorless but intensely bitter. Sucrose octaacetate is used as an inert ingredient in pesticides and herbicides, as a bitter additive.