47014

L-Lactaldehyde solution

1 M in H₂O

• Synonym(s): (2S)-2-Hydroxypropanal solution, (S)-2-Hydroxypropionaldehyde solution
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₃H₆O₂
• CAS Number: 3913-64-2
• Molecular Weight: 74.08
• MDL number: MFCD00870228
• UNSPSC Code: 12352106
• PubChem Substance ID: 329757286
• NACRES: NA.25

Properties

• assay: ≥95.0% (TLC)
• Quality Segment: 100
• optical purity: enantiomeric ratio: ≥98.0:2.0 (HPLC)
• concentration: 1 M in H₂O
• storage temp.: −20°C
• SMILES string: C[C@H](O)C([H])=O
• InChI: 1S/C3H6O2/c1-3(5)2-4/h2-3,5H,1H3/t3-/m0/s1
• InChI key: BSABBBMNWQWLLU-VKHMYHEASA-N

Description

Biochem/physiol Actions

L-Lactaldehyde is an intermediate metabolite in the pyruvate metabolism pathway and is irreversibly produced from pyruvaldehyde via the enzyme aldehyde reductase, which is then irreversibly converted to propylene glycol via aldehyde reductase.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 10 - Combustible liquids
• wgk: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable