L-Lactic acid

CAS Registry Number®

79-33-4
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CAS Name

L-Lactic acid

Molecular Formula

C3H6O3

Molecular Mass

90.08

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    53 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) PhysProp data were obtained from Syracuse Research Corporation of Syracuse, New York (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6)/t2-/m0/s1

InChIKey

InChIKey=JVTAAEKCZFNVCJ-REOHCLBHSA-N

SMILES

[C@@H](C(O)=O)(C)O

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C(O)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, (2S)-
  • Lactic acid, L-
  • Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, (S)-
  • (2S)-2-Hydroxypropanoic acid
  • d-Lactic acid

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

1715-99-7

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