Term Name: rac-methyl lactate
Synonyms: (+-)-methyl 2-hydroxypropanoate, (+-)-methyl 2-hydroxypropionate, (+-)-methyl lactate, 2-hydroxypropanoic acid methyl ester, DL-methyl lactate, lactic acid, methyl ester, methyl 2-hydroxypropionate, methyl alpha-hydroxypropionate, methyl DL-lactate, methyl RS-lactate, rac-methyl 2-hydroxypropanoate, RS-methyl lactate
Definition: A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of methyl (R)-lactate and methyl (S)-lactate.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:73641]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: racemate
has_functional_parent: rac-lactic acid
has_part: methyl (R)-lactate methyl (S)-lactate