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343544

(R)-(−)-Dihydro-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2(3H)-furanone

97%

Synonym(s):

(R)-γ-Hydroxymethyl-γ-butyrolactone, (R)-4,5-Dihydro-5-hydroxymethyl-2(3H)-furanone, (R)-5-Hydroxymethyl-2-oxotetrahydrofuran

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H8O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
116.12
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1680285
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InChI

1S/C5H8O3/c6-3-4-1-2-5(7)8-4/h4,6H,1-3H2/t4-/m1/s1

SMILES string

OC[C@H]1CCC(=O)O1

InChI key

NSISJFFVIMQBRN-SCSAIBSYSA-N

assay

97%

optical activity

[α]20/D −56°, c = 3 in chloroform

refractive index

n20/D 1.47 (lit.)

bp

101-102 °C/0.048 mmHg (lit.)

density

1.237 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

Application

Versatile chiral synthon used in the synthesis of natural and unnatural products.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

230.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

110 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, multi-purpose combination respirator cartridge (US)

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Tetrahedron Letters, 32, 7539-7539 (1991)
Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 3, 1537-1537 (1992)
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 58, 2557-2557 (1993)

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