6382-06-5

Basic information

• Product Name: AMYL LACTATE
• Synonyms: 2-hydroxy-propionicacidpentylester;Lactic acid, pentyl ester;Pentyl 2-hydroxypropanoate;N-AMYL-LACTATE;AMYL LACTATE;Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, pentyl ester
• CAS NO: 6382-06-5
• Molecular Formula: C₈H₁₆O₃
• Molecular Weight: 160.21
• EINECS: 228-974-4
• Mol File: 6382-06-5.mol
• Article Data: 7

Chemical Properties

• Boiling Point: 226.12°C (rough estimate)
• Flash Point: 79.2 °C
• Appearance: /
• Density: 1.0227 (rough estimate)
• Vapor Pressure: 0.0624mmHg at 25°C
• Refractive Index: 1.4240 (estimate)
• Water Solubility: 10g/L(25 oC)
• CAS DataBase Reference: AMYL LACTATE(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: AMYL LACTATE(6382-06-5)
• EPA Substance Registry System: AMYL LACTATE(6382-06-5)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 6382-06-5(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

General Description

Amyl Lactate, also known as Pentyl Lactate, is a chemical compound often used in the food and cosmetic industry as a flavoring or fragrance agent. It has a fruity aroma that resembles apples or pears, making it a popular choice in perfumes, soaps, and beauty products. It's also used in food flavorings to impart a fruity flavor. Chemically, it's an ester resulting from the combination of lactic acid and amyl alcohol, and is considered generally safe for consumption and topical application. However, like many chemicals, overexposure or improper use can lead to irritation and allergic reactions.

InChI:InChI=1/C8H16O3/c1-3-4-5-6-11-8(10)7(2)9/h7,9H,3-6H2,1-2H3

Upstream product

• 547-64-8 methyl lactate 
• 71-41-0 pentan-1-ol 
• 312-85-6 sodium lactate 
• 814-80-2 calcium lactate 
• 78-98-8 2-oxopropanal 
• 849585-22-4 LACTIC ACID 
• 3458-28-4 D-Mannose 

Relevant articles and documents

Method for preparing lactate

The invention relates to a method for preparing lactate. The method comprises the following steps of: contacting sugar and alcohol with a catalyst in a reactor, and reacting to obtain a lactate-containing product, wherein the molar ratio of the sugar to the alcohol is 1:(50-900), the reaction temperature is 150-250 DEG C, the reaction time is 10-50 hours, the catalyst contains a mixture of a titanium-silicon molecular sieve and a tin-silicon molecular sieve, and the weight ratio of the sugar to the mixture of the titanium-silicon molecular sieve and the tin-silicon molecular sieve based on drybasis weight is 1:(0.1-6). The method provided by the invention has high sugar conversion rate and high lactate yield.

Retention Characteristics and Sorption Enthalpies of Esters of Natural Hydroxycarboxylic Acids on DB-1 Stationary Phase

Abstract: Sorption characteristics and retention of esters of glycolic, lactic, malic, and tartaric acids with C1?C8 alcohols of linear structure are studied by gas-liquid chromatography in the temperature range of 90?260°C on DB-1 nonpolar phase. The values of the retention indices of the compounds studied are obtained. On the basis of experimentally determined retention times, the thermodynamic characteristics of sorption under the conditions of limiting dilution are estimated. The dependences of the change in sorption enthalpies on the length of the linear alkyl substituent and on the value of the logarithmic retention index are found. The possibility of estimating the energy of intermolecular interactions of lactic acid esters in the liquid phase is shown on the basis of the obtained values of sorption enthalpies and vaporization enthalpies.

Development of lactic ester as bifunctional additive of methanol-gasoline

In this paper, lactic esters were synthesized and used as phase stabilizer and saturation vapor pressure depressor of methanol-gasoline. The results show that the stabilities of the methanol-gasoline depend on the length of the lactic esters' alkoxy group. Several lactic esters were found to be effective in various gasoline-methanol blends, and the lactic esters display high capacity to depress the saturation vapor pressure of methanol-gasoline. According to the results, it can be concluded that the lactic esters have the great potential to be bifunctional gasoline-methanol additives.