CAS Registry Number®
50-21-5
CAS Name
Lactic acid
Molecular Formula
C3H6O3
Molecular Mass
90.08
Compound Properties
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Boiling Point (1)
122 °C @ Press: 14-15 Torr
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Melting Point (1)
16.8 °C
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Density (1)
1.249 g/cm3 @ Temp: 15 °C
Source(s)
- (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)
Other Names and Identifiers
InChI
InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6)
InChIKey
InChIKey=JVTAAEKCZFNVCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(C(O)=O)(C)O
Canonical SMILES
O=C(O)C(O)C
Other Names for this Substance
- Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-
- Lactic acid
- 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid
- α-Hydroxypropionic acid
- 2-Hydroxypropionic acid
- Milk acid
- α-Hydroxypropanoic acid
- Chem-Cast
- Biolac
- DL-Lactic acid
- Tonsillosan
- (±)-Lactic acid
- dl-Lactic acid
- Purac FCC 88
- 2-Hydroxy-2-methylacetic acid
- E 270
- NSC 367919
- Purac FCC 80
- HiPure 88
- Lurex
- Purac HS 88
- Purac HS 100
- (RS)-2-Hydroxypropanoic acid
- Kiwilustre
- Musashino lactate 50F
- Masashino Lactic acid 90F
- Purac 55
- Purac 60
- Purac HS 50
- Rac-lactic acid
- Lactate
Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers
152-36-3, 598-82-3, 1334714-39-4
