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HRID 1656724Generated: November 2, 2026

Lactic Acid → Tetramethylammonium lactate

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantLactic AcidHCID 612—
ReactantTetramethylammonium hydroxideHCID 60966—
ProductTetramethylammonium lactateHCID 21900266—

Reaction Steps

Tetramethylammonium lactate dehydrate 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 dehydrate.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS05254718
Source datasetuspto-grants-1993_10
ORD IDord-68b2f423fc3c482eb7aa6e34d241c74d
Source noteuspto-grants-1993_10