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Physical & Chemical properties

Appearance / physical state / colour

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
appearance / physical state / colour
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
weight of evidence
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Authoritative secondary source

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
secondary source
Title:
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry - Hydroxycarboxylic Acids, Aromatic
Author:
EDWIN RITZER, RUDOLF SUNDERMANN
Year:
2012
Bibliographic source:
Copyright © 1999-2014 by John Wiley and Sons, Inc. All Rights Reserved. & Online ISBN: 9783527306732 DOI: 10.1002/14356007, online query 2015-06-08

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline available
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Secondary literature source no data about the method was available.
GLP compliance:
not specified

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
L-2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetic acid
EC Number:
210-276-6
EC Name:
L-2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetic acid
Cas Number:
611-71-2
Molecular formula:
C8H8O3
IUPAC Name:
hydroxy(phenyl)acetic acid
Test material form:
solid: crystalline
Details on test material:
Name of test material (as cited in study report): Levorotatory (R)( )-Mandelic Acid
Analytical purity: pure (not specified)

Results and discussion

Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
solid
Form / colour / odour
Form:
crystalline
Colour:
colorless
Odour:
other: no data
Substance type:
organic

Applicant's summary and conclusion