Zirconium lactate

Zirconium lactate
Names
	Other names Zirconium(IV) lactate
Identifiers
CAS Number	60676-90-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	2308157 ;
PubChem CID	3045418;
UNII	O406GR7I3X ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00976110 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/4C3H5O3.Zr/c41-2(4)3(5)6;/h42H,1H3,(H,5,6);/q4-1;+4 Key: JVIFSUQNYWNEHY-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/4C3H5O3.Zr/c41-2(4)3(5)6;/h42H,1H3,(H,5,6);/q4-1;+4 Key: JVIFSUQNYWNEHY-UHFFFAOYAJ;
	SMILES [Zr+4].O=C(O)C([O-])C.[O-]C(C(=O)O)C.[O-]C(C(=O)O)C.[O-]C(C(=O)O)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C12H20O12Zr
Molar mass	447.504 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Zirconium lactate is a zirconium complex derived from lactic acid. It is used in some deodorants. It is a colourless solid. Zirconium carboxylates adopt highly complex structures and are heterogeneous compositions with the approximate formula Zr(OH)_4-n(O₂CCHOHCH₃)_n(H₂O)_x where 1 < n < 3.^[1]

It is also used in the petroleum industry as a cross-linking agent to prepare gels for fracturing fluids, fluids which are pumped into an oil-bearing rock formation to cause cracks in the rock and so to allow the oil to be extracted.^[2] It may be prepared by treating zirconium oxide with lactic acid.^[2]

Safety

Its LD₅₀ >10 g/kg).^[3] It is suspected of causing zirconium granulomas (a form of skin irritation) in a small number of users.^[4]

References

^ Ralph Nielsen "Zirconium and Zirconium Compounds" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2005, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a28_543
^ ^a ^b Dawson, Jeffrey C.; Le Hoang, Van (31 October 1996), "Gelation Additive for Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids", International Patent Application, WO9633966
^ Brown, J. R.; Mastromatteo, E.; Horwood, J. (1963), "Zirconium lactate and barium zirconate. Acute toxicity and inhalation effects in experimental animals", Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J., 24 (2): 131–366, doi:10.1080/00028896309342940, PMID 14015998
^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006), Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology, Saunders Elsevier, p. 46, ISBN 0-7216-2921-0

[Ullmann-1] Ralph Nielsen "Zirconium and Zirconium Compounds" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 2005, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a28_543

[patent-2] Dawson, Jeffrey C.; Le Hoang, Van (31 October 1996), "Gelation Additive for Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids", International Patent Application, WO9633966

[3] Brown, J. R.; Mastromatteo, E.; Horwood, J. (1963), "Zirconium lactate and barium zirconate. Acute toxicity and inhalation effects in experimental animals", Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J., 24 (2): 131–366, doi:10.1080/00028896309342940, PMID 14015998

[4] James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006), Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology, Saunders Elsevier, p. 46, ISBN 0-7216-2921-0

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