Glycolic acid
SIAL/124737 - ReagentPlus®, 99%
Synonym: Hydroxyacetic acid
CAS Number: 79-14-1
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2H4O3
Molecular Weight: 76.05
EC Number: 201-180-5
MDL Number: MFCD00004312
Linear Formula: HOCH2COOH
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | 99% |
| bp | (169 °C 336 °F at 998 hPa) |
| density | (1,26 g/cm3 at 20 °C - OECD Test Guideline 109) |
| form | solid |
| functional group | carboxylic acid |
| hydroxyl | |
| InChI | 1S/C2H4O3/c3-1-2(4)5/h3H, |
| InChI key | AEMRFAOFKBGASW-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 75-80 °C (lit.) |
| product line | ReagentPlus® |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | OCC(O)=O |
| solubility | H2O: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless |
| vapor pressure | 0.00093 hPa ( 25 °C) |
| Application: | Glycolic acid (Hydroxyacetic acid) has been used in the preparation of PLGA-PEG-PLGA copolymer (PLGA = poly(lactic/glycolic, PEG = polyethylene glycol). |
| General description: | Glycolic acid (Hydroxyacetic acid) is an α-hydroxy acid. Glycolic acid solutions having concentration of 70% and pH range of 0.08 to 2.75 are widely employed as superficial chemical peeling agents. Various oligomers or polymers of lactic and/or glycolic acid (low molecular weight) have been prepared. Glycolic acid can be determined via plant tissue coupled flow injection chemiluminescence biosensors, which can be used both as a plant-tissue based biosensor and chemiluminescence flow sensor. |
| Legal Information: | ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Legal Information: | Redi-Dri is a trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC |
| Other Notes: | Go to Redi-Dri™ Product Listing 798053 ![]() |
| Packaging: | 12 kg in poly drum |
| Packaging: | 25, 100, 500 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS05,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H314 - H332 |
| Precautionary statements | P260 - P271 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | C |
| Risk Statements | 20-34 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 3261 8 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | > 572.0 °F - (decomposition |
| Flash Point(C) | > 300 °C - (decomposition) |
| Purity | 99% |
| bp | (169 °C 336 °F at 998 hPa) |
| mp | 75-80 °C (lit.) |
| Density | (1,26 g/cm3 at 20 °C - OECD Test Guideline 109) |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |



