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Methyl L-lactate
SpectraBase Compound ID BXcpr1Jicsd
InChI InChI=1S/C4H8O3/c1-3(5)4(6)7-2/h3,5H,1-2H3/t3-/m0/s1
InChIKey LPEKGGXMPWTOCB-VKHMYHEASA-N
Mol Weight 104.1 g/mol
Molecular Formula C4H8O3
Exact Mass 104.047344 g/mol
Enantiomer InChIKey LPEKGGXMPWTOCB-GSVOUGTGSA-N
Racemate InChIKey LPEKGGXMPWTOCB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Source of Spectrum Prof. Buback, University of Goettingen, Germany
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Source of Spectrum Prof. Buback, University of Goettingen, Germany
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Source of Sample Alfa Aesar, Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Catalog Number B24468
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Source of Sample Alfa Aesar, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Source of Spectrum Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Catalog Number B24468
Technique Neat
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Source of Sample Aldrich
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Catalog Number 230340
Technique Neat
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Source of Sample Alfa Aesar, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Source of Spectrum Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Catalog Number B24468
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Source of Sample Aldrich
Catalog Number 230340
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Source of Spectrum Prof. L. Mondello (Chromaleont s.r.l./Univ. Messina, Italy)
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Catalog Number 230340
Solvent CDCl3
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Catalog Number 230340
Solvent CDCl3
  • Methyl (S)-(-)-lactate
  • S)-(-)-Lactic acid methyl ester
  • Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, methyl ester, (S)-
  • (-)-Methyl L-lactate
  • Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, methyl ester, (2S)-

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