C4H7BrO2
167 g/mol
Pharmaceutical IntermediateDanger
(R)-2-Bromobutyric Acid
CAS2681-94-9
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
(R)-2-Bromobutyric acid is a chiral organic compound used as a building block in chemical synthesis. It is primarily employed in the pharmaceutical industry for the production of enantiomerically pure intermediates.
Chiral building block for pharmaceutical synthesisIntermediate in the manufacture of enantiopure compounds
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CAS 2681-94-9
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Safety Reference
Danger
H290May be corrosive to metals
H302Harmful if swallowed
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H318Causes serious eye damage
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(2R)-2-bromobutanoic acid
InChIKey
YAQLSKVCTLCIIE-GSVOUGTGSA-N
SMILES
CC[C@H](C(=O)O)Br
Synonyms (10)
- (2R)-2-Bromobutanoic Acid
- (R)-2-BROMOBUTANOIC ACID
- (R)-2-Bromobutyric Acid
- (R)-alpha-Bromobutyric acid
- D-2-Bromobutanoic Acid
- D-2-Bromobutyric acid
- alpha-Bromobutyric acid, (+)-
- alpha-Bromobutyric acid, (R)-
- r-bromo-n-butyric acid