| ethylidenelactic acid; 2-hydroxypropanoic acid; α-hydroxypropionic acid; 2-hydroxypropionic acid; DL-lactic acid; dl-lactic acid; lactic acid | |
| Links: | 🌍 Wikipedia, 📏 NIST, 📖 PubMed, 📖Houben-Weyl, 2. Band (Milchsäure); p. 27, 117, 132, 192, 850, 856, 871, 989, 995, 📖Org. Chem., v. Richter, 1. Vol (Lactic Acid); p. 193, 247, 258, 313, 341, 362, 364, 389, 408, 528, 630, 633 |
| CAS RN: | [50-21-5] |
| Formula: | C3H6O3; 90.08 g/mol |
| InChiKey: | JVTAAEKCZFNVCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES: | O=C(O)C(C)O |
| Use: | acidulent for nonalcoholic beverages; analytical reagent; emulsifier for cheese and confectionery; essences; extracts; organic syntheses antiseptics; pickles; syrups |
| Density: | 1.209 g/mL |
| Molar volume: | 74.5 mL/mol |
| Refractive index: | 1.441 |
| Molecular refractive power: | 19.69 mL/mol |
| Dielectric constant: | 22.00 |
| Melting point: | 18 °C |
| Boiling point: | 122 °C |
| Log10 partition octanol / water: | -0.72 |