C4H8O3
104.1 g/mol
Pharmaceutical IntermediateWarning
Methyl (S)-(-)-lactate
CAS27871-49-4EC248-704-9
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Methyl (S)-(-)-lactate is a chiral methyl 2-hydroxypropionate with the S configuration. It is commonly used as a chiral building block in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals.
chiral building block for pharmaceutical synthesisintermediate in asymmetric synthesis
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Safety Reference
Warning
H226Flammable liquid and vapour
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
methyl (2S)-2-hydroxypropanoate
InChIKey
LPEKGGXMPWTOCB-VKHMYHEASA-N
SMILES
C[C@@H](C(=O)OC)O
Synonyms (23)
- (-)-Lactic acid methyl ester
- (-)-Methyl lactate
- (S)-Lactic acid methyl ester
- (S)-Methyl lactate
- L-Methyl Lactate
- L-lactate methyl ester
- L-lactic acid methyl ester
- Lactic acid, methyl ester, L-
- Methyl (S)-(-)-lactate
- Methyl L-lactate
- Methyl lactate, L-
- methyl (2S)-lactate