Aluminum L-lactate - Materials / Alfa Chemistry

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Aluminum L-lactate

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Catalog Number

ACMA00003125

Product Name

Aluminum L-lactate

Category

Electrolytes

Description

Liquid; OtherSolid, Liquid

IUPAC Name

bis[[(2S)-2-hydroxypropanoyl]oxy]alumanyl (2S)-2-hydroxypropanoate

Molecular Weight

294.19g/mol

Molecular Formula

C9H15AlO9

Canonical SMILES

CC(C(=O)O[Al](OC(=O)C(C)O)OC(=O)C(C)O)O

InChI

InChI=1S/3C3H6O3.Al/c3*1-2(4)3(5)6;/h3*2,4H,1H3,(H,5,6);/q;;;+3/p-3/t3*2-;/m000./s1

InChI Key

VXYADVIJALMOEQ-LGISMKCISA-K

Application

Aluminum L-lactate is a versatile, colorless, water-soluble powder primarily used as a skin moisturizer in lotions designed to treat dry, scaly, and itchy skin. Beyond its skincare applications, it serves as a reagent in biological activity studies involving aluminum and plays a role in sol-gel processing. Additionally, it is utilized in fire foam production and has been employed in experimental settings, such as injecting aluminum into rabbits. Notably, Aluminum L-lactate has the ability to decrease human enamel dissolution in acidic conditions, specifically in a pH 4 acetate buffer. As a tris(lactato)aluminium compound, it acts as an aluminum coordination entity and a lactate salt, highlighting its diverse applications across various fields.

Complexity

292

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

242-670-9

Exact Mass

294.053146g/mol

Formal Charge

Heavy Atom Count

MeSH Entry Terms

aluminum lactate;aluminum lactate (1:3)

Monoisotopic Mass