Methyl lactate

CAS Registry Number®

547-64-8

CAS Name

Methyl lactate

Molecular Formula

C4H8O3

Molecular Mass

104.10

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    144-145 °C

  • Melting Point (2)

    -66 °C

  • 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

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

2155-30-8

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