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(S)-(-)-5-Hydroxymethyl-2(5H)-furanone

Catalog No. L11919 Name Alfa Aesar
CAS Number 78508-96-0 Website
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Purity 98% Email
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SYNONYMS

Title
(S)-(-)-5-羟甲基-2(5H)-呋喃酮
IUPAC name
(5S)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dihydrofuran-2-one
IUPAC Traditional name
(5S)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-5H-furan-2-one

DATABASE IDS

Beilstein Number 3537455
MDL Number MFCD00075370
CAS Number 78508-96-0

PROPERTIES

Purity 98%
Melting Point 39-43°C
Optical Rotation -148 (c=1.4 in water)
TSCA Listed

DETAILS

REFERENCES

  • Versatile chiral intermediate.
  • For use in the synthesis of (1R,3S)-cis-chrysanthemic acid, see: Tetrahedron Lett., 27, 3533 (1986).
  • In enantioselective synthesis of AZT: Tetrahedron Lett., 29, 5349 (1988).