CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Corn syrup is a viscous odorless colorless liquid. Denser than water. An aqueous solution of glucose, maltose and other substances derived by hydrolysis of cornstarch. Used as a sweetener in foods. |
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| Density | 1.4 at 98.6 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Autoignition Temperature | Not flammable (USCG, 1999) |
| Chemical Classes | UVCB |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 198.17 g/mol |
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| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 6 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 7 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 1 |
| Exact Mass | 198.07395278 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 198.07395278 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 111 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 13 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 151 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 4 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 1 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 2 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Corn syrup is a viscous odorless colorless liquid. Denser than water. An aqueous solution of glucose, maltose and other substances derived by hydrolysis of cornstarch. Used as a sweetener in foods.