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Properties of Ethyl Lactate

Physical Properties of Ethyl Lactate
Chemical name Ethyl 2-Hydroxypropanoate
Formula -
CAS Registry No. 94-67-3
Mol. Wt. '118.13
Physical Property Description Colorless clear liquid
Odor Characteristic
Specific Gravity 1.034(20℃)
Refractive Index 1.4118(20℃)
Melting Point -25℃
Boiling Point 155℃(760mmHg)
Flash Point 53.5℃(Closed)
Ignition Point 400℃
Limit of
Inflammability
1.5-11.4vol%
Vapor Pressure 2.7mmHg(20℃)
Vapor Density '4.1
Specific evaporation
Rate(20℃)
22(n-Butyl acetate=100)
Surface Tension 30dyn/cm(20℃)
Thermal Conductivity 0.127kcal/m deg hr
Coefficient of Expansion 0.00098
Coefficient of Viscosity 2.71cp(20℃)
Permittivity 13.1(20℃)
Dilution rate Toluene 5.5, Oil 0.7
Solubility Freely miscible with water and most organic solvents
BOD 1.02g/g
COD(Mn) 0.42g/g

Safety Data
LD50 5000mg/kg over(Rat),5440mg/kg over(Rat)
LD50 2500mg/kg over(Mus)
LC50 5620g over/m3(Rat)

Specification
Description Colorless clear liquid having a characteristic odor
Assay 98.0% over
Specific Gravity 1.02〜1.04(20℃)
As2O3 1μg/g under
Pd 20μg/g under
Moisture 0.5% under
Acid value 0.5 under