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EC number: 248-704-9 | CAS number: 27871-49-4
Water solubility
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- water solubility
- Type of information:
- read-across from supporting substance (structural analogue or surrogate)
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Justification for type of information:
- This information is used in a read-across approach in the assessment of the target substance. For details and justification of read-across please refer to the read-across report attached to IUCLID section 13.
- Reason / purpose for cross-reference:
- read-across source
- Key result
- Temp.:
- 25 °C
- Remarks on result:
- other: miscible
- Conclusions:
- According to Holten, methyl lactate is miscible with water at 25 °C.
- Executive summary:
According to Holten, methyl lactate is miscible with water at 25 °C.
This information is used in a read-across approach in the assessment of the target substance. For details and justification of read-across please refer to the read-across report attached to IUCLID section 13.
- Endpoint:
- water solubility
- Type of information:
- other: collection of data, publication
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- data from handbook or collection of data
- Remarks:
- Publication
- Qualifier:
- no guideline followed
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Standard overview of lactate esters, based on company in-house data.
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Type of method:
- other: Not specified, extensive testing program on L-lactate esters, carried out in The Netherlands, data based on publication
- Key result
- Temp.:
- 20 °C
- Remarks on result:
- other: methyl S-lactate is miscible with water at room temperature
- Conclusions:
- Methyl (S)-lactate is miscible with water at room temperature.
- Executive summary:
According to the published data, methyl (S)-lactate is miscible with water at room temperature.
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Description of key information
Methyl (S)-lactate is miscible with water. For the purpose of risk assessment, a solubility of 100 g/L was selected.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Water solubility:
- 100 g/L
- at the temperature of:
- 20 °C
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