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(R)-(−)-Mandelic acid
ChiPros®, produced by BASF, 99%
Synonym(s):
(R)-α-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid
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Linear Formula:
C6H5CH(OH)CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
152.15
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
210-276-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2691094
MDL number:
Product Name
(R)-(−)-Mandelic acid, ChiPros®, produced by BASF, 99%
InChI
1S/C8H8O3/c9-7(8(10)11)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5,7,9H,(H,10,11)/t7-/m1/s1
InChI key
IWYDHOAUDWTVEP-SSDOTTSWSA-N
SMILES string
O[C@@H](C(O)=O)c1ccccc1
assay
≥98.5%
99%
form
crystals
optical purity
enantiomeric excess: ≥98.5%
mp
131-133 °C (lit.)
functional group
carboxylic acid
hydroxyl
phenyl
Quality Level
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Application
(R)-(−)-Mandelic acid can be used:
- As a chiral acid in the separation of diastereomeric salts for the synthesis of chiral pyridoindole based building block.
- In the study of chiral acid selectivity of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) based chiral conducting polymers.
General description
(R)-(−)-Mandelic acid is a chiral resolving agent, which is also used as a chiral building block in the preparation of semisynthetic cephalosporins, antitumor agents, and penicillins.
Legal Information
ChiPros is a registered trademark of BASF SE
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Danger
hcodes
Hazard Classifications
Eye Dam. 1
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
>374.0 °F
flash_point_c
> 190 °C
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Biocatalytic synthesis of (R)-(−)-mandelic acid from racemic mandelonitrile by a newly isolated nitrilase-producer Alcaligenes sp. ECU0401
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Chiral acid selectivity displayed by PEDOT electropolymerised in the presence of chiral molecules
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Analyst, 137(10), 2386-2393 (2012)
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An enantioselective S-mandelic acid (S-MA) imprinted chitosan (SMIC) was prepared by cross-linking of chitosan using formaldehyde cross-linker, in the presence of S-MA as an imprint template molecule and 0.5% acetic acid solution as a solvent. Non-imprinted cross-linked chitosan (NIC) as
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