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Lactic acid

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Lactic acid

Molecular formula: C3H6O3 CAS# 50-21-5
Categories: Hydroxy acids
PubChem CID: 612 | ChemSpider ID: 592 | CB8193447 | CHEBI:28358 | CHEBI:78320 | CHEMBL1200559 | LipidMAPS: LMFA01050002 | MolPort-001-788-303
Names
English:
(.+-.)-Lactic acid
(±)-lactic acid
2-Hydroxy-2-methylacetic acid
2-Hydroxypropanoic acid(IUPAC)
2-Hydroxypropionic acid
Acidum lacticum
DL-Lactic acid
E 270
Lactic acid [Wiki]
Lactovagan
Milk acid [Wiki]
Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-(CAS)

Variants of the formula:

CH3CH(OH)COOH
\<|OH>/`|O|\OH
/<`|OH>\COOH
H/O\<`|H><|>/`|O|\O/H
H-C-C-C-O-H; H|#2|H; OH|#3|H; #4||O
C3H5O3H
Elemental composition
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Symbol Element Atomic weight Number of atoms Mass percent

Reactions in which Lactic acid is involved

  • FeCO3 + 2C3H5O3H -> Fe(C3H5O3)2 + CO2"|^" + H2O