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HRID 1491550Generated: October 31, 2026

Lactic Acid → Tetramethylammonium lactate dihydrate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantLactic AcidHCID 612—
ReactantTetramethylammonium hydroxideHCID 60966—
ProductTetramethylammonium lactate dihydrateHCID 18953226—

Reaction Steps

Tetramethylammonium lactate dihydrate was prepared by the addition of tetramethylammonium hydroxide (25% in methanol) to an equivalent amount of lactic acid (85% aqueous solution) with cooling on ice followed by solvent removal and the addition of sufficient water to form the dihydrate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05371001
Source datasetuspto-grants-1994_12
ORD IDord-90df39cb4c594ff299ef042b0f9a8625
Source noteuspto-grants-1994_12