Product Description:
English name: Glycolic acid
CAS number: 79-14-1
Molecular formula: C2H4O3
Molecular weight: 76.05
EINECS number: 201-180-5
MDL No. : MFCD00004312
Stats
Melting point 75-80 °C (lit.)
Boiling point 112 °C
Density 1.25 g/mL at 25 °C
Vapor pressure 10.8 hPa (80 °C)
Refractive index n20/D 1.424
Flash point 112°C
Storage conditions Store below +30°C.
Solubility H2O: 0.1g /mL, clear
Acidity coefficient (pKa)3.83(at 25℃)
Form Solution
Color White to off-white
PH 2 (50g/l, H2O, 20℃)
Odor (Odor)at 100.00 %. odorless very mild buttery
Flavor buttery
Water SOLUBLE
Sensitivity Hygroscopic
Merck14, 4498
BRN1209322
Stable. Incompatible with bases, oxidizing agents and reducing agents.
InChIKeyAEMRFAOFKBGASW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
LogP-1.07 at 20 ° C
Safety information
hazard symbol (GHS)GHS hazard pictogramsGHS hazard pictograms
GHS05,GHS07
Danger
Hazard Description H314-H332
Precautions P260-P271-P280-P303+P361+P353-P304+P340+P310-P305+P351+P338
Dangerous goods mark C
Hazard category code 34-22-20
Safety Instructions 26-36/37/39-45-23
Dangerous Goods Transport Code UN 3265 8/PG 3
WGK Germany1
RTECS number MC5250000
TSCAYes
Customs Code 2918 19 98
Danger level 8
Packaging Category II
LD50 orally in rats: 1.95g /kg, H. F. Smyth et al., J. Ind. Hyg. Toxicol. 23, 259 (1941)