Sugar alcohol

sugar alcohol is not 糖精

糖精（Saccharin / Saccharin sodium）為白色結晶性粉末，Saccharin 難溶於水，而其鈉鹽易溶於水，對熱安定，其甜度為蔗糖之300～500倍，不含卡路里，吃起來會有輕微的苦味和金屬味殘留在舌頭上。

此糖精並沒有OHgroup, 所以不能被nitrated.

A sugar alcohol (also known as a polyol, polyhydric alcohol, or polyalcohol) is a hydrogenated form of carbohydrate, whose carbonyl group (aldehyde or ketone, reducing sugar) has been reduced to a primary or secondary hydroxyl group. Its general formula is H(HCHO)n+1H, whereas sugar's is H(HCHO)nHCO. They are commonly used for replacing sucrose in foodstuffs, often in combination with high intensity artificial sweeteners to counter the low sweetness. Furthermore, they do not contribute to tooth decay.

Some common sugar alcohols:

Glycol
Glycerol
Erythritol
Arabitol
Xylitol
Mannitol
Sorbitol


Theoretically, it can be, but the yield will be very very low to replace all OH groups to NO3 groups. Normally primary OH group is more reactive than secondary OH groups.