
Glycerol monolactate
- IUPAC name
- 2,3-dihydroxypropyl 2-hydroxypropanoate
- Molecular formula
- C6H12O5
- Molecular weight
- 164.16 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 164.06847348 Da
- XLogP3
- -1.4
- Topological polar surface area
- 87.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 3
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 5
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
15 more reported names
External database identifiers
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.