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L-Lactic Acid
Abbreviation
LLA
Names
L-Lactic Acid; (S)-Lactic Acid; (+)-Lactic Acid; L-2-Hydroxypropanoic Acid
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Main Product
Lactic Acid
Segment
Chemicals
Main-Family
Functional Organic Products
Sub-Family
Carboxylic Acids
Physical State

Solid

Description

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.

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Enantiomeric forms of Lactic Acid https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00259/full
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logo CAS Number
79-33-4
logo EC Number
201-196-2
logo ECHA InfoCard
100.001.088
logo IUPAC Name
2-Hydroxypropanoic Acid
logo PubChem ID
107689
Chemical Data
Molecular Weight (g/mol)
90.078
Melting Point (°C)
53
Sulfur Content (wt%)
0
Specific Gravity
1.30
Crude Data
API Gravity
-22.65
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