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Dimethyl L-tartrate

Catalog No. L06561 Name Alfa Aesar
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SYNONYMS

Title
L-酒石酸二甲酯
IUPAC name
1,4-dimethyl (2S,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate
IUPAC Traditional name
1,4-dimethyl (2S,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate
Synonyms
L-Tartaric acid dimethyl ester

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 608-68-4
MDL Number MFCD00064437
EC Number 210-166-8
Beilstein Number 1726256

PROPERTIES

Purity 99%
Boiling Point 158°C/11mm
Density 1.30
Flash Point >170°C(338°F)
Melting Point 56-61°C
Optical Rotation +21 (c=1 in water)
TSCA Listed

DETAILS

REFERENCES

  • Has been used in Sharpless epoxidation of allylic alcohols; see tert-Butyl hydroperoxide, A13926.
  • Cyclic ketals formed with dimethyl tartrate as the diol component undergo highly selective bromination: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 25, 259 (1986).