CAS Registry Number®
547-64-8
CAS Name
Methyl lactate
Molecular Formula
C4H8O3
Molecular Mass
104.10
Compound Properties
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Boiling Point (1)
144-145 °C
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Melting Point (2)
-66 °C
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Density (1)
1.09 g/cm³ @ Temp: 19 °C
Source(s)
- (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)
- (2) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)
Other Names and Identifiers
InChI
InChI=1S/C4H8O3/c1-3(5)4(6)7-2/h3,5H,1-2H3
InChIKey
InChIKey=LPEKGGXMPWTOCB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C(C(C)O)(OC)=O
Canonical SMILES
O=C(OC)C(O)C
Other Names for this Substance
- Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, methyl ester
- Lactic acid, methyl ester
- Methyl 2-hydroxypropionate
- Methyl lactate
- Methyl α-hydroxypropionate
- Methyl 2-hydroxypropanoate
- (±)-Methyl lactate
- (±)-Methyl 2-hydroxypropanoate
- DL-Methyl lactate
- (±)-Methyl 2-hydroxypropionate
- NSC 406248
Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers
2155-30-8
