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(R)-(-)-Mandelic acid

Catalog No. L19116 Name Alfa Aesar
CAS Number 611-71-2 Website
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Purity ChiPros 99+%, ee 99+% Email
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SYNONYMS

Title
(R)-(-)-扁桃酸
IUPAC name
(2R)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
mandelic acid, (+-)-
Synonyms
(R)-(-)-alpha-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid

DATABASE IDS

Beilstein Number 2691094
CAS Number 611-71-2
EC Number 210-276-6
MDL Number MFCD00064251

PROPERTIES

Purity ChiPros 99+%, ee 99+%
Melting Point 131-135°C
Optical Rotation -153 (c=5 in water)
GHS Pictograms GHS05
GHS Hazard statements H318
European Hazard Symbols Irritant Irritant (Xi)
GHS Precautionary statements P280-P305+P351+P338-P310
Risk Statements 41
Safety Statements 26-39
Storage Warning Light Sensitive
TSCA Listed

DETAILS

REFERENCES

  • Reagent for determination of enantiomeric excess of alcohols by chiral HPLC. For determination of ee of amines by NMR, see: J. Org. Chem., 53, 5335 (1988).
  • Chiral intermediate and resolving agent for organic bases. For resolution of alcohols as their mandelate esters, see: J. Org. Chem., 48, 3548 (1983). For review of resolution of alcohols, see: Org. React., 2, 376 (1944).