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Other names
Co(II) lactate, cobalt;2-hydroxypropanoic acid, cobalt dilactate[1]
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3D model (JSmol)
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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C 6H 10CoO 6 | |
Molar mass | 239.09 |
Appearance | Peach-blossom pink salt[2] |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Cobalt lactate is a chemical compound, a salt of cobalt and lactic acid with the formula Co(C3H5O3)2.[3][4]
Cobalt lactate can be formed by boiling hydrated oxide of cobalt with lactic acid.[2]
Cobalt lactate forms a peach-blossom red salt. It is soluble in water.
When heated, the compound becomes black, takes fire, and leaves cobalt oxide.[5]
Cobalt lactate is used as a ruminal source of cobalt in a high-forage total mixed ration fed to late-lactation dairy cows.[6][7]