C8H8O3
152.15 g/mol
APIDanger
MANDELIC ACID
CAS611-72-3EC202-007-6
Category
API
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material
Mandelic acid is an aromatic alpha hydroxy acid that appears as a white crystalline solid, soluble in water and polar organic solvents. It is primarily used as a precursor in the synthesis of various pharmaceutical compounds.
precursor in pharmaceutical synthesispharmaceutical intermediate
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Referencestereoisomer of
(+/-)-Mandelic-2,3,4,5,6-d5 Acid
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Referencestereoisomer of
(S)-mandelic acid
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Referencestereoisomer of
(R)-(-)-Mandelic acid
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alpha hydroxy acid
Safety Reference
Danger
H302Harmful if swallowed
H315Causes skin irritation
H318Causes serious eye damage
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetic acid
InChIKey
IWYDHOAUDWTVEP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C(=O)O)O
Synonyms (60)
- SAMMA
- Mandelic acid, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Pregabalin EP Impurity C
- Pregabalin EP Impurity C(Glycopyrronium Bromide EP Impurity C)
- Pregabalin EP Impurity C; Glycopyrronium Bromide EP Impurity C; Homatropine Hydrobromide EP Impurity C
- (+)-Mandelate, XXI
- (-)-Mandelate, XX
- (RS)-Mandelic acid
- 2-Hydroy-2-phenylacetic acid
- 2-Phenyl-2-hydroxyacetic acid
- 2-Phenylglycolic acid
- 2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetic acid
- Acido mandelico
- Acido mandelico [Italian]
- Almond acid
- Amygdalic acid
- Benzoglycolic acid
- DL-Amygdalic Acid
- DL-Hydroxy(phenyl)acetic acid
- Glycolic acid, phenyl-
- Hydroxy(phenyl)acetic acid
- Kyselina mandlova
- Kyselina mandlova [Czech]
- MANDELIC ACID
- MANDELIC ACID [MART.]
- Mandelic acid (Standard)
- Paramandelic acid
- Phenylglycolic acid
- Phenylhydroxyacetic acid
- Racemic mandelic acid
- Uromaline
- dl-Mandelic acid
- hyroxyphenylacetic acid
- l(+)mandelic acid
- p-Mandelic acid