Skip to Content
Merck
CN

69785

DL-Lactic acid

~90% (T)

Synonym(s):

2-Hydroxypropionic acid

Sign In to View Organizational & Contract Pricing.

Select a Size

About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3CH(OH)COOH
CAS Number:
50-21-5
Molecular Weight:
90.08
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
329761959
MDL number:
MFCD00004520
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1209341

Key Documents

View All Documentation
Technical Service
Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.
Let Us Assist
Technical Service
Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.
Let Us Assist

Product Name

DL-Lactic acid, ~90% (T)

InChI

1S/C3H6O3/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6)

SMILES string

CC(O)C(O)=O

InChI key

JVTAAEKCZFNVCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

assay

~90% (T)

form

liquid

impurities

water, residual

refractive index

n20/D 1.425 (lit.)

bp

122 °C/15 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.209 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid
hydroxyl

Quality Level

200

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Related Categories

Application

DL-Lactic acid can be used to synthesize serine racemase (SR) inhibitors.

General description

DL-Lactic acid is a racemic mixture that is used for the synthesis of polylactic acid (PLA) by polycondensation reaction.

pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H314

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C

supp_hazards

EUH071

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

235.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

113 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
BCCP1418
BCCN2438
BCCM5871
BCCK8650
BCCH8222

Don't see the Right Version?

If you require a particular version, you can look up a specific certificate by the Lot or Batch number.

Search for a COA

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

Jule Anna Horlbog et al.
Scientific reports, 8(1), 12931-12931 (2018-08-30)
The aim of this study was to compare the phenotype of 40 strains of L. monocytogenes under food and host relevant stress conditions. The strains were chosen to represent food and clinical isolates and to be equally distributed between the
Poly (D, L-lactic acid) homopolymers: Synthesis and characterization
Kaitian, Xu and Kozluca
Turkish Journal of Chemistry, 20, 43-53 (1996)
Marcella Mauro et al.
Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA, 59, 275-280 (2019-04-20)
Dermal exposure to Aluminium nanoparticles (AlNPs) can occur in occupationally- and non occupationally exposed- population, due to the use of Al salts-based antiperspirants. No AlNPs transdermal permeation data exists. Our study investigated in vitro the permeation of 30-60 nm Al2O3NPs dispersed
Design, synthesis, and evaluation of novel inhibitors for wild-type human serine racemase.
Takahara S, et al.
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 28(3), 441-445 (2018)
Luis E Rojas Tovar et al.
Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 10(2) (2021-02-11)
Non Celiac Wheat Sensitivity (NCWS) is an intolerance to wheat products and individuals with NCWS often adhere to a gluten free diet. However, gluten free diets are often associated with a reduced sensory and nutritional quality. Wheat Germ Agglutinin (WGA)
View All Related Papers

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service