Saccharin is one of the oldest artificial sweeteners in use today.
Keyword:
artificial sweetener
CAS registry number:
81-07-2
Layman's explanation:
Saccharin was discovered by Constantine Fahlberg, a research assistant at John Hopkins University in 1879, while trying to create a new preservative. It is named after the Latin word saccharum, meaning sugar. Saccharin is used in many food products, from baked goods to soft drinks and as a tabletop sweetener. Saccharin is said to be 300 times sweeter than sugar.
IUPAC name:
O-sulfobenzoimide
Citation of a publication:
J.C. J. Bart; J.Chem. Soc. B, (1968), 376
Lab name:
Common molecules
Sample provider:
Obtained courtesy of the Cambridge Structural Database
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