saccharin

chemical compound
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saccharin

Summary

saccharin is a type of chemical entity[1]. saccharin ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • saccharin is credited with the discovery of Constantin Fahlberg[3].
  • saccharin is credited with the discovery of Ira Remsen[4].
  • saccharin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[5].
  • saccharin's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=O)NS2(=O)=O[6].
  • saccharin's chemical formula is recorded as C₇H₅NO₃S[7].
  • saccharin is a type of monoprotic acid[8].
  • saccharin is a type of organic acid[9].
  • saccharin is a type of benzenesulfonamides[10].
  • saccharin is a type of sultam[11].
  • saccharin is a type of γ-lactam[12].
  • saccharin is used for sugar substitute[13].
  • saccharin is used for sweetener[14].
  • saccharin is used for food additive[15].
  • saccharin's Commons category is recorded as Saccharin[16].
  • saccharin comprises nitrogen[17].
  • saccharin comprises oxygen[18].
  • saccharin comprises carbon[19].
  • saccharin comprises hydrogen[20].
  • saccharin comprises sulfur[21].
  • saccharin's pKa is recorded as {'amount': '+1.31'}[22].
  • saccharin's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • saccharin's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24].
  • saccharin's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25].
  • saccharin's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[26].
  • saccharin's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Constantin Fahlberg[3], a chemist[28], 1850–1910[29], of United States[30], specialised in chemistry[31] and Ira Remsen[4], a chemist[32], 1846–1927[33], of United States[34], awarded the Willard Gibbs Award[35], specialised in chemistry[36].

Why It Matters

saccharin ranks in the top 4% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month).[2] saccharin has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] saccharin is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . webqc.org. webqc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . webqc.org. webqc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . webqc.org. webqc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . webqc.org. webqc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) nitrogen, oxygen, carbon +2
    Has characteristic bitterness, sweetness
    Subclass of monoprotic acid, organic acid, benzenesulfonamides +2
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890) +3
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 25889, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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