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Home/Compounds/Pharmaceutical Intermediate/(R)-(-)-Methyl mandelate
C9H10O3
166.17 g/mol
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

Methyl (R)-(-)-mandelate

CAS20698-91-3EC869-825-9
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

Methyl (R)-(-)-mandelate is a chiral compound used as a building block in organic synthesis, particularly in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Its structure features an aromatic ring, an alcohol group, and an ester group, contributing to its utility in preparing enantiomerically pure intermediates.

Chiral building block for synthesisPharmaceutical intermediate

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

methyl (2R)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetate

InChIKey

ITATYELQCJRCCK-MRVPVSSYSA-N

SMILES

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

Synonyms (14)
  • (R)-(-)-Methyl mandelate
  • (R)-O-methylmandelic acid
  • Methyl (R)-(-)-mandelate
  • Methyl D-(-)-Mandelate