Lactic acid

• Formula: C₃H₆O₃
• Molecular weight: 90.0779
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: JVTAAEKCZFNVCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 50-21-5
• Chemical structure:
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• Species with the same structure:
  • dl-lactic acid
• Stereoisomers:
  • (R)-lactic acid
  • L-Lactic acid
• Other names: Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-; α-Hydroxypropanoic acid; α-Hydroxypropionic acid; Milk acid; 2-Hydroxypropionic acid; Ethylidenelactic acid; 1-Hydroxyethanecarboxylic acid; 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid; Kyselina 2-hydroxypropanova; Kyselina mlecna; DL-Lactic acid; Milchsaure; Ordinary lactic acid; Propionic acid, 2-hydroxy-; Racemic lactic acid; 1-Hydroxyethane 1-carboxylic acid; Purac FCC 80; (.+/-.)-Lactic acid; NSC 367919; Tonsillosan
• Information on this page:
  • Condensed phase thermochemistry data
  • Phase change data
  • Henry's Law data
  • IR Spectrum
  • Mass spectrum (electron ionization)
  • Gas Chromatography
  • References
  • Notes
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Condensed phase thermochemistry data

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Phase change data

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Enthalpy of fusion

Henry's Law data

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Henry's Law constant (water solution)

k_H(T) = k°_H exp(d(ln(k_H))/d(1/T) ((1/T) - 1/(298.15 K)))
k°_H = Henry's law constant for solubility in water at 298.15 K (mol/(kg*bar))
d(ln(k_H))/d(1/T) = Temperature dependence constant (K)

IR Spectrum

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Gas Phase Spectrum

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Additional Data

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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References

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Meyerhof, 1922
Meyerhof, O., Die Verbrennungswarme der Milchsaure, Biochem. Z., 1922, 129, 594-604. [all data]

Yoshida, 1944
Yoshida, U., Structural relaxation of amorphous solids and the cybotactic structure of super-cooled liquids, Mem. Coll. Sci., Univ. Kyoto, Ser. A, 1944, 24, 135. [all data]

Wilhoit, Chao, et al., 1985
Wilhoit, R.C.; Chao, J.; Hall, K.R., Thermodynamic Properties of Key Organic Compounds in the Carbon Range C1 to C4. Part 1. Properties of Condensed Phases, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1985, 14, 1. [all data]

Domalski and Hearing, 1996
Domalski, Eugene S.; Hearing, Elizabeth D., Heat Capacities and Entropies of Organic Compounds in the Condensed Phase. Volume III, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1996, 25, 1, 1, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.555985 . [all data]

Bajpai, Al-Reza, et al., 2009
Bajpai, V.K.; Al-Reza, S.M.; Choi, U.L.; Lee, J.H.; Kang, S.C., Chemical composition, antibacterial and antioxidant activities of leaf essential oil and extracts of Metasequioa glyptostroboides Miki ex Hu, Food Chem. Toxicol., 2009, 47, 8, 1876-1883, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2009.04.043 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  d(ln(kH))/d(1/T)	Temperature dependence parameter for Henry's Law constant
  k°H	Henry's Law constant at 298.15K
  ΔcH°solid	Enthalpy of combustion of solid at standard conditions
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion

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