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Home/Compounds/Pharmaceutical Intermediate/(-)-modafinil acid
C15H14O3S
274.3 g/mol
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

(R)-(-)-Modafinic acid

CAS112111-45-2
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

(R)-(-)-Modafinic acid is a chiral sulfoxide compound used primarily as a pharmaceutical intermediate. It is the key chiral precursor in the synthesis of the drug modafinil, with its stereochemistry influencing the pharmacological properties of the final product.

pharmaceutical intermediate for modafinil synthesischiral building block for research

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

2-[(R)-benzhydrylsulfinyl]acetic acid

InChIKey

QARQPIWTMBRJFX-LJQANCHMSA-N

SMILES

C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C2=CC=CC=C2)[S@](=O)CC(=O)O

Synonyms (11)
  • (R)-(-)-Modafinic acid
  • (R)-(-)-Modafinil acid
  • (R)-Modafinil Carboxylate
  • Armodafinic acid
  • Modafinil Impurity 2
  • Modafinil acid, (-)-