Title: Ethyl Lactate

CAS Registry Number: 97-64-3

CAS Name: 2-Hydroxypropanoic acid ethyl ester

Additional Names: ethyl a-hydroxypropionate

Molecular Formula: C5H10O3

Molecular Weight: 118.13

Percent Composition: C 50.84%, H 8.53%, O 40.63%

Line Formula: CH3CHOHCOOC2H5

Properties: Colorless liquid; characteristic odor. d414 1.042. bp 154°. [a]D14 -10°. Flash pt, closed cup: 117°F (47°C). Miscible with water (with partial decompn), alcohol, ether. Keep well closed.

Boiling point: bp 154°

Flash point: Flash pt, closed cup: 117°F (47°C)

Optical Rotation: [a]D14 -10°

Density: d414 1.042

Use: As solvent for nitrocellulose and cellulose acetate.