Molecule ID: 11040

IUPAC Name: methyl 2-hydroxypropanoate

Description: The molecule is a lactate ester resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of 2-hydroxypropanoic acid with methanol. It has a role as a metabolite. It is a lactate ester and a methyl ester.

SMILES: COC(=O)C(C)O

SELFIES: [C][O][C][=Branch1][C][=O][C][Branch1][C][C][O]

InChI: InChI=1S/C4H8O3/c1-3(5)4(6)7-2/h3,5H,1-2H3

Molecular Properties:
- Polar Surface Area: 46.5 Ų
- LogP: -0.1