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8.04104

Glycolic acid

for synthesis

Synonym(s):

Glycolic acid, Hydroxyacetic acid

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C2H4O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
76.05
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
EC Index Number:
201-180-5
NACRES:
NA.22
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99% (acidimetric)
Form:
solid
Grade:
synthesis grade

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grade

synthesis grade

Quality Segment

vapor pressure

10.8 hPa ( 80 °C)

assay

≥99% (acidimetric)

form

solid

potency

2040 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat)

pH

2 (20 °C, 50 g/L in H2O)

bp

100 °C (decomposition)

mp

74-78 °C

transition temp

flash point >300 °C (decomposition)

solubility

water: soluble at 20 °C

density

1.49 g/cm3 at 25 °C

bulk density

600 kg/m3

SMILES string

[O+H2]CC(=O)[O-]

InChI

1S/C2H4O3/c3-1-2(4)5/h3H,1H2,(H,4,5)

InChI key

AEMRFAOFKBGASW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

  • An Overview of Poly(lactic-co-glycolic) Acid (PLGA)-Based Biomaterials for Bone Tissue Engineering: Discusses the synthesis and physicochemical characteristics of PLGA composites containing glycolic acid (P Gentile, V Chiono, I Carmagnola - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2014). Read more.

Analysis Note

Assay (acidimetric): ≥ 99.0 %
Melting range (lower value): ≥ 74 °C
Melting range (upper value): ≤ 79 °C
Identity (IR): passes test

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description

anhydrous, free-flowing, Redi-Dri, ReagentPlus®, 99%

grade

synthesis grade

grade

-

grade

certified reference material, pharmaceutical secondary standard

grade

anhydrous

assay

≥99% (acidimetric)

assay

≥99.5% (acidimetric)

assay

-

assay

99%

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

300

Quality Level

300

Quality Level

100

form

solid

form

solid

form

-

form

crystals

pH

2 (20 °C, 50 g/L in H2O)

pH

2 (20 °C, 50 g/L in H2O)

pH

-

pH

-

solubility

water: soluble at 20 °C

solubility

water: soluble at 20 °C

solubility

-

solubility

-


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hcodes

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_c

> 300 °C - (decomposition)

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

flash_point_f

>572.0 °F - (decomposition)



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