(−)-Methyl L-lactate

Names

[ Name ]:
(−)-Methyl L-lactate

[Synonym ]:
(-)-2-hydroxypropanoic acid methyl ester
(-)-2-Hydroxypropionic acid methyl ester
EINECS 248-704-9
(-)-Methyl L-lactate
(S)-(-)-LACTIC ACID METHYL ESTER
MFCD00064265
(S)-(-)-Methyl lactate
L-lactic acid methyl ester
Methyl (2S)-2-hydroxypropanoate
Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, methyl ester, (S)-
D-lactate methyl ester
(-)-Methyl lactate
L-(-)-Lactic Acid Methyl Ester
Methyl (S)-2-hydroxypropionate
Methyl (S)-2-hydroxypropanoate
(−)-Methyl L-lactate
Methyl (S)-(-)-Lactate
Methyl (S)-(−)-lactate
D-Lactic acid methyl ester
Methyl L-(-)-Lactate
Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, methyl ester, (2S)-
(S)-LACTIC ACID METHYL ESTER
(-)-Lactic acid methyl ester
(S)-methyl 2-hydroxypropanoate
(S)-Methyl lactate
(2S)-2-hydroxypropionic acid methyl ester

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.1±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
145.3±8.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
-66ºC

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₄H₈O₃

[ Molecular Weight ]:
104.104

[ Flash Point ]:
49.4±0.0 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
104.047340

[ PSA ]:
46.53000

[ LogP ]:
-0.72

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
1.9±0.6 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.412

MSDS

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Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS02, GHS07

[ Signal Word ]:
Warning

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H226-H319-H335

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P261-P305 + P351 + P338

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Faceshields;full-face respirator (US);Gloves;multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US);type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi:Irritant

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R10;R36/37

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S24

[ RIDADR ]:
UN 3272

[ WGK Germany ]:
1

[ Packaging Group ]:
III

[ Hazard Class ]:
3.0

[ HS Code ]:
29181100

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Customs

[ HS Code ]: 2918110000

[ Summary ]:
2918110000. lactic acid, its salts and esters. VAT:17.0%. Tax rebate rate:13.0%. Supervision conditions:AB(certificate of inspection for goods inward,certificate of inspection for goods outward). MFN tariff:6.5%. General tariff:30.0%

Articles

Fast and selective sugar conversion to alkyl lactate and lactic acid with bifunctional carbon-silica catalysts.

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 134(24) , 10089-101, (2012)

A novel catalyst design for the conversion of mono- and disaccharides to lactic acid and its alkyl esters was developed. The design uses a mesoporous silica, here represented by MCM-41, which is fille...

Group 4 salalen complexes for the production and degradation of polylactide.

Chem. Commun. (Camb.) 47(36) , 10004-6, (2011)

In this communication we report the preparation of highly active catalysts for the production of polylactide and the subsequent conversion of polylactide to methyl lactate. The use of these catalysts ...

Self-organization of lactates in the gas phase.

Org. Biomol. Chem. 1(23) , 4351-8, (2003)

Chiral recognition and subsequent selective self-organisation into hydrogen-bonded n-mers is observed in supersonic methyl lactate expansions. The nu(OH) and nu(C=O)-vibrations are investigated by rag...