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Molecule
Polylactic Acid
CAS: 26100-51-6 · C3H6O3
2D Structure
3D Structure
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Basic Information
- CAS Registry Number
- 26100-51-6
- Molecular Formula
- C3H6O3
- Molecular Mass
- 90.08 g/mol
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number
26100-51-6
SMILES
CC(O)C(=O)O
InChI Key
JVTAAEKCZFNVCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6)
Names and Synonyms
- Polylactic Acid Synonym
- Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, homopolymer Synonym
- Lactic acid, polymers Synonym
- Lactic acid, polyesters Synonym
- Poly(lactic acid) Synonym
- Lactic acid polymer Synonym
- Lactic acid homopolymer Synonym
- (±)-Lactic acid homopolymer Synonym
- (±)-2-Hydroxypropanoic acid homopolymer Synonym
- Poly(DL-lactic acid) Synonym
- Poly(dl-lactate) Synonym
- (±)-Poly(lactic acid) Synonym
- DL-Polylactic acid Synonym
- Poly(dl-lactic acid) Synonym
- DL-Lactic acid polymer Synonym
- DL-Lactic acid homopolymer Synonym
- Polylactic acid Synonym
- NeoOrtho Synonym
- D,L-polylactic acid Synonym
- 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid homopolymer Synonym
- Polylactate Synonym
- Lactates, polylactates Synonym
- Polylactates Synonym
- PLA Synonym
All Properties
Comprehensive physical and chemical properties
| Property | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Polylactic acid | CAS Common Chemistry |
| (±)-Poly(lactic acid) | CAS Common Chemistry | |
| Molecular Mass | 90.08 g/mol | CAS Common Chemistry |
| 90.07799999999999 g/mol | RDKit | |
| 90.078 g/mol | RDKit | |
| Density | 1.21 g/cm³ | CAS Common Chemistry |
| 1.21 g/cm3 | CAS Common Chemistry | |
| Wikipedia Url | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polylactic_acid | CAS Common Chemistry |
| Canonical SMILES | O=C(O)C(O)C | CAS Common Chemistry |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C3H6O3/c1-2(4)3(5)6/h2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6) | CAS Common Chemistry |
| InChI Key | InChIKey=JVTAAEKCZFNVCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N | CAS Common Chemistry |
| Melting Point | 173 °C | CAS Common Chemistry |
| Heavy Atom Count | 6 | RDKit |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptors | 2 | RDKit |
| Hydrogen Bond Donors | 2 | RDKit |
| Rotatable Bonds | 1 | RDKit |
| Aromatic Ring Count | 0 | RDKit |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 57.53 Ų | RDKit |
| LogP | -0.5482 | RDKit |
| Molar Refractivity | 19.3166 cm³/mol | RDKit |
| Ring Count | 0 | RDKit |
| Formal Charge | 0 | RDKit |
| Fraction Csp3 | 0.6667 | RDKit |
| 0.67 | chempirical lib | |
| Exact Mass | 90.031694052 g/mol | RDKit |
Spectral Data
NMR, IR, and Mass spectral data
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Note: These NMR spectra are predicted computationally and may differ from experimental data. Predictions are based on chemical environment analysis.
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