Ethyl lactate

C5H10O3CAS 687-47-8118.13 g/mol

OOOH
AlcoholEster

Properties

Molecular formula
C5H10O3
Molar mass
118.13 g/mol
Exact mass
118.0630 Da
Density
1.025 g/mL (at 31 °C)
Boiling point
154 °C
logP
-0.07Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
46.5 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
1 / 3
Rotatable bonds
2
Stereocentres
Sin SMILES atom order

Hazards

Danger
Flammable (GHS02)Corrosive (GHS05)Irritant (GHS07)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 607-129-00-7[2]), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264+P265, P271, P280, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P317, P319, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
687-47-8
SMILES
CCOC(=O)[C@H](C)O
InChIKey
LZCLXQDLBQLTDK-BYPYZUCNSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C5H10O3/c1-3-8-5(7)4(2)6/h4,6H,3H2,1-2H3/t4-/m0/s1

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Names and synonyms

27 names · show all
  • Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, ethyl ester, (2S)-
  • Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, ethyl ester, (S)-
  • Lactic acid, ethyl ester, (-)-
  • (-)-Ethyl lactate
  • Ethyl L-lactate
  • (S)-(-)-Ethyl lactate
  • (S)-(-)-Lactic acid ethyl ester
  • Ethyl (S)-lactate
  • (S)-Lactic acid ethyl ester
  • Ethyl (-)-(S)-lactate
  • (-)-Ethyl 2-hydroxypropionate
  • L-Ethyl lactate
  • Ethyl (S)-2-hydroxypropionate
  • (-)-Ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate
  • (L)-(-)-Ethyl lactate
  • Ethyl (S)-2-hydroxypropanoate
  • Ethyl (S)-(-)-2-hydroxypropionate
  • (2S)-2-Hydroxypropionic acid ethyl ester
  • Ethyl L-(-)-lactate
  • Ethyl (2S)-(-)-2-hydroxypropanoate
  • (2S)-2-Hydroxypropanoic acid ethyl ester
  • (S)-2-Hydroxypropanoic acid ethyl ester
  • Ethyl (2S)-2-hydroxypropanoate
  • Ethyl (2S)-hydroxypropanoate
  • (-)-Ethyl L-lactate
  • (2S)-Ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate
  • (L)-Ethyl lactate

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Stereoisomers, salts and isotopologues

The same compound in another form: other stereochemistry, a salt or hydrate, the free acid or base, or an isotope-labelled version.

Similar compounds

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

Same formula

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