Butyl lactate

CAS Registry Number®

138-22-7

CAS Name

Butyl lactate

Molecular Formula

C7H14O3

Molecular Mass

146.18

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    30-40 °C @ Press: 1 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    -28 °C

  • Density (3)

    0.9815 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C; Press: 759.8 Torr

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H14O3/c1-3-4-5-10-7(9)6(2)8/h6,8H,3-5H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=MRABAEUHTLLEML-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(OCCCC)(C(C)O)=O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OCCCC)C(O)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, butyl ester
  • Lactic acid, butyl ester
  • n-Butyl lactate
  • 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid butyl ester
  • Butyl α-hydroxypropionate

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

126872-21-7, 545436-03-1, 1550972-44-5

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