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(−)-Methyl L-lactate

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98%, optical purity ee: 97% (GLC)

Synonym(s):

Methyl (S)-(−)-lactate

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH(OH)CO2CH3
CAS Number:
27871-49-4
Molecular Weight:
104.10
UNSPSC Code:
12352108
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24853796
EC Number:
248-704-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1720587
MDL number:
MFCD00064265
Assay:
98%
Form:
liquid
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Quality Level

100

assay

98%

form

liquid

optical activity

[α]18/D −8.1°, neat

optical purity

ee: 97% (GLC)

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refractive index

n20/D 1.413 (lit.)

bp

144-145 °C (lit.)

density

1.09 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester, hydroxyl

greener alternative category

Aligned,

SMILES string

COC(=O)[C@H](C)O

InChI

1S/C4H8O3/c1-3(5)4(6)7-2/h3,5H,1-2H3/t3-/m0/s1

InChI key

LPEKGGXMPWTOCB-VKHMYHEASA-N

General description

(-)-Methyl L-lactate can be used as a chiral auxiliary during the synthesis of Bao Gong Teng A, an antiglaucoma compound.
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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

120.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

49 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Methyl (S)-lactate as a chiral auxiliary in the asymmetric synthesis of Bao Gong Teng A.
Pham VC and Charlton JL.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 60(24), 8051-8055 (1995)
Nicole Borho et al.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 1(23), 4351-4358 (2003-12-20)
Chiral recognition and subsequent selective self-organisation into hydrogen-bonded n-mers is observed in supersonic methyl lactate expansions. The nu(OH) and nu(C=O)-vibrations are investigated by ragout-jet FTIR-spectroscopy and lead to the assignment of homo- and heterochiral clusters of at least three different
K Bodenhöfer et al.
Nature, 387(6633), 577-580 (1997-06-05)
Odour perception in humans can sometimes discriminate different enantiomers of a chiral compound, such as limonene. Chiral discrimination represents one of the greatest challenges in attempts to devise selective and sensitive gas sensors. The importance of such discrimination for pharmacology
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230340-100G04061838782557
230340-5G04061838782564