C8H8O
120.15 g/mol
Pharmaceutical IntermediateDanger
(R)-Styrene oxide
CAS20780-53-4EC606-637-6
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Heterocycle
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
(R)-Styrene oxide is an epoxide derived from styrene, commonly used as a pharmaceutical intermediate in the synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients.
Pharmaceutical intermediate for synthesisBuilding block in organic synthesisLaboratory reagent for epoxidation studies
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Safety Reference
Danger
H312Harmful in contact with skin
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H350May cause cancer
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(2R)-2-phenyloxirane
InChIKey
AWMVMTVKBNGEAK-QMMMGPOBSA-N
SMILES
C1[C@H](O1)C2=CC=CC=C2
Synonyms (21)
- RSO
- (+)-PHENYLOXIRANE
- (+)-styrene oxide
- (-)-R-Epoxystyrene
- (2R)-2-phenyloxirane
- (R)-(Epoxyethyl)benzene
- (R)-1,2-Epoxyethylbenzene
- (R)-2-phenyloxirane
- (R)-BENZEN
- (R)-Phenylethylene oxide
- (R)-STYRENE 7,8-OXIDE
- (R)-Styrene oxide
- (S)-(-)-Phenyloxirane
- (S)-(-)-Styrene oxide
- 2-Phenyloxirane #
- Benzene, (epoxyethyl)-, (R)-
- Oxirane, 2-phenyl-, (2R)-
- Oxirane, phenyl-, (2R)-
- R-Phenyloxirane
- Styrene oxide, (R)-