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Home/Compounds/Other/2-hydroxy-3-phenyl-propionic acid methyl ester
C10H12O3
180.2 g/mol
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(S)-methyl 2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanoate

CAS13673-95-5
Category
Other
Compound Class
n.a
Primary Use
pharmaceutical intermediate

This compound is the 20β-(3-phenylpropionate) ester of oxogestone, a progestin related to the 19-norprogesterone derivatives. It was investigated in the 1960s and early 1970s as an injectable progestogen-only contraceptive at a monthly dose of 50 to 75 mg, but was never marketed due to a high failure rate.

research compound for contraceptive developmentpharmaceutical intermediate

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

methyl (2S)-2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanoate

InChIKey

NMPPJJIBQQCOOI-VIFPVBQESA-N

SMILES

COC(=O)[C@H](CC1=CC=CC=C1)O

Synonyms (10)
  • Methyl L-3-phenyllactate