Sub-Product
- Main Product
- Lactic Acid
- Segment
- Chemicals
- Main-Family
- Functional Organic Products
- Sub-Family
- Carboxylic Acids
- Physical State
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Solid
- Sub-Product
- Lactic Acid
- Abbreviation
- DLLA
- Alt. Names
- Racemic Lactic Acid; DL-Lactic Acid; Milk Acid; 2-Hydroxypropanoic Acid
- Description
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Lactic Acid is chiral, consisting of two Enantiomers. One is known as L-Lactic Acid, (S)-Lactic Acid, or (+)-Lactic Acid, and the other, its mirror image, is D-Lactic Acid, (R)-Lactic Acid, or (−)-Lactic Acid. A Mixture of the two in equal amounts is called DL-Lactic Acid, or Racemic Lactic Acid.
Identifiers
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CAS Number
- 50-21-5
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EC Number
- 200-018-0
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ECHA InfoCard
- 100.000.017
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IUPAC Name
- 2-Hydroxypropanoic Acid
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PubChem ID
- 612
Chemical Data
- Chemical Formula
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C3H603
- Molecular Weight (g/mol)
- 90.078
- Boiling Point (°C)
- 122
- Melting Point (°C)
- 16.8
- Sulfur Content (wt%)
- 0
- Specific Gravity
- 1.25
Properties
- Default
- Status
- A
System Info
- Update by
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Kokel, Nicolas - Updated
- 9/16/2023 6:53 PM
- Added by
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Kokel, Nicolas
- Added
- 9/16/2023 5:47 PM
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Enantiomeric forms of Lactic Acid
