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C6H10O6
178.14 g/mol
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-, dimethyl ester, (2S,3S)-

CAS13171-64-7EC236-118-6
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

This compound is a chiral compound used as a pharmaceutical intermediate. Its structure features two alcohol and two ester functional groups, contributing to its role in the synthesis of optically active molecules.

pharmaceutical intermediatechiral building block for organic synthesis

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Referencestereoisomer of

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

dimethyl (2S,3S)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate

InChIKey

PVRATXCXJDHJJN-IMJSIDKUSA-N

SMILES

COC(=O)[C@H]([C@@H](C(=O)OC)O)O

Synonyms (18)
  • (2S,3S)-dimethyl tartrate
  • DL-Dimethyl tartarate
  • Dimethyl (S(R*,R*))-tartrate
  • Dimethyl d-tartrate
  • Racemic dimethyl tartrate
  • dl-Dimethyl tartrate