798053
Glycolic acid
anhydrous grade, 99%, ReagentPlus®, Redi-Dri™, free-flowing, crystals
Synonym(s):
Hydroxyacetic acid
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About This Item
Linear Formula:
HOCH2COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
76.05
NACRES:
NA.21
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
201-180-5
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1209322
Assay:
99%
Form:
crystals
Grade:
anhydrous
Product Name
Glycolic acid, anhydrous, free-flowing, Redi-Dri™, ReagentPlus®, 99%
grade
anhydrous
Quality Segment
product line
ReagentPlus®, Redi-Dri™
assay
99%
form
crystals
mp
75-80 °C (lit.)
functional group
carboxylic acid, hydroxyl
SMILES string
OCC(O)=O
InChI
1S/C2H4O3/c3-1-2(4)5/h3H,1H2,(H,4,5)
InChI key
AEMRFAOFKBGASW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
Glycolic acid, also known as α-hydroxy acetic acid (AHA), is commonly used in chemical peels.
Application
Glycolic acid may be used in the preparation of glycolide, a monomer for preparing poly(glycolic acid) (PGA).
Legal Information
ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Redi-Dri is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC
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Danger
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B
Storage Class
8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
>572.0 °F - (decomposition)
flash_point_c
> 300 °C - (decomposition)
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