C3H6O2
74.08 g/mol
Pharmaceutical IntermediateDanger
(R)-Glycidol
CAS57044-25-4EC404-660-4
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
(R)-Glycidol is an enantiomer of glycidol, specifically the (R)-configuration form. It is functionally related to (R)-1,2-epoxypropane and serves as a building block for introducing chirality into chemical syntheses.
pharmaceutical intermediate for chiral synthesisbuilding block for enantioselective reactions
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Safety Reference
Danger
H242Heating may cause a fire
H302Harmful if swallowed
H312Harmful in contact with skin
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H331Toxic if inhaled
H341Suspected of causing genetic defects
H350May cause cancer
H330Fatal if inhaled
H360May damage fertility or the unborn child
H318Causes serious eye damage
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H227
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H361Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child
H370Causes damage to organs
H373May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
[(2R)-oxiran-2-yl]methanol
InChIKey
CTKINSOISVBQLD-GSVOUGTGSA-N
SMILES
C1[C@H](O1)CO
Synonyms (17)
- (+)-Glycidol
- (2R)-2-oxiranylmethanol
- (2R)-oxiran-2-ylmethanol
- (R)-(+)-2,3-Epoxy-1-propanol
- (R)-(+)-Glycidol(>90%)
- (R)-(+)-Oxirane-2-methanol
- (R)-Glycidol
- (R)-Oxiran-2-ylmethanol
- (R)-Oxiranemethanol
- (r)-1-oxiranyl-methanol
- 2-Oxiranylmethanol #
- Levodropropizine Impurity 10
- Oxiranemethanol, (2R)-
- rac-glycidol