Zirconium lactate

Zirconium lactate is the zirconium salt of lactic acid. It is used in some deodorants. 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]

Zirconium lactate

Names
Other names Zirconium(IV) lactate
Identifiers
CAS Number	60676-90-6 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	2308157 Y
PubChem CID	3045418
UNII	O406GR7I3X Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID00976110
InChI InChI=1S/4C3H5O3.Zr/c4*1-2(4)3(5)6;/h4*2H,1H3,(H,5,6);/q4*-1;+4 Y Key: JVIFSUQNYWNEHY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/4C3H5O3.Zr/c4*1-2(4)3(5)6;/h4*2H,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). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

Uses

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]

Physical properties

It is a colourless solid.

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]