8.04104

Glycolic acid

for synthesis

• Synonym(s): Glycolic acid, Hydroxyacetic acid
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₂H₄O₃
• CAS Number: 79-14-1
• Molecular Weight: 76.05
• MDL number: MFCD00004312
• UNSPSC Code: 12352106
• EC Index Number: 201-180-5
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• vapor pressure: 10.8 hPa ( 80 °C)
• Quality Level: 200
• 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
• storage temp.: 2-30°C
• InChI: 1S/C2H4O3/c3-1-2(4)5/h3H,1H2,(H,4,5)
• InChI key: AEMRFAOFKBGASW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

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

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS05,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H314 - H332
• pcodes: P260 - P271 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B
• Storage Class: 8A - Combustible, corrosive hazardous materials
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 572.0 °F - (decomposition)
• flash_point_c: > 300 °C - (decomposition)