CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Physical Description | Dry Powder |
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Color/Form | White, crystalline powder |
Melting Point | > 120 |
Solubility | 48 g/L |
Stability/Shelf Life | AQ SOLN ARE PRONE TO BECOME MOLDY. |
Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes. |
pH | Between 6,0 and 8,0 (5 % solution) |
Refractive Index | INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.470 (ALPHA), 1.510 (GAMMA); ELONGATION: +, EXTINCTION PARALLEL |
Chemical Classes | Metals -> Metals, Inorganic Compounds |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
Molecular Weight | 218.22 g/mol |
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Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 2 |
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 6 |
Rotatable Bond Count | 0 |
Exact Mass | 218.0103289 g/mol |
Monoisotopic Mass | 218.0103289 g/mol |
Topological Polar Surface Area | 121 Ų |
Heavy Atom Count | 13 |
Formal Charge | 0 |
Complexity | 53.5 |
Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 2 |
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 3 |
Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Calcium lactate is a salt that consists of two lactate anions for each calcium cation (Ca2+). It is prepared commercially by the neutralization of lactic acid with calcium carbonate or calcium hydroxide. Approved by the FDA as a direct food substance affirmed as generally recognized as safe, calcium lactate is used as a firming agent, flavoring agent, leavening agent, stabilizer, and thickener. Calcium lactate is also found in daily dietary supplements as a source of calcium. It is also available in various hydrate forms, where calcium lactate pentahydrate is the most common.