Methyl Lactate

Methyl lactate, also known as lactic methyl ester, is the methyl ester deriving from lactic acid, which is widely used as a solvent, for example, for nitrocellulose, cellulase acetate and cellulase acetaprapionate. Besides, it can be used as an intermediate in the chemical industry.

Properties

Product Name	Methyl lactate	Methyl D-lactate	Methyl L-lactate
Catalog	BIOS547648	BIOS17392835	BIOS27871494
Grade	Solvent grade	Chiral grade	Chiral grade
Appearance	Colorless clear liquid	Colorless clear liquid	Colorless clear liquid
CAS No.	547-64-8	17392-83-5	27871-49-4
Chemical formula	C4H8O3	C4H8O3	C4H8O3
Molecular weight	104.1g/mol	104.1g/mol	104.1g/mol
Content	≥ 99.0%	≥ 99.0%	≥ 99.0%
Boiling point	145°C	145°C	145°C
Flashing point	49°C	49°C	49°C
Specific gravity	1.08-1.10	1.08-1.10	1.08-1.10
Refractive index (20 °C)	1.413	1.413	1.413

Characteristics

Characteristics of our methyl lactate include:

Obtained from natural raw materials, it is environmental-friendly and can be fully biodegradable.
With natural aromatic odor, non-irritating.
Miscible with water and with high solubility in resins.
It can effectively improve strength and paint gloss.
It has good permeability and can moisten the pigment and improve the divergence.
With high boiling point and low volatility.
Chiral grade methyl lactate can be used as intermediates for the production of pharmaceutical lubricant, drug pindolol, aryloxy phenoxy propionic acid ester for pesticides, and so on.

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