C6H10O3
130.14 g/mol
Pharmaceutical IntermediateWarning
(+-)-Pantolactone
CAS79-50-5EC201-210-7
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Heterocycle
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
(±)-Pantolactone is an organic compound that serves as a key synthetic intermediate. It is structurally related to pantoic acid, which is a precursor to pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), an essential component of coenzyme A.
Synthesis intermediate for pharmaceuticalsSynthesis intermediate for cosmetics
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Safety Reference
Warning
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
3-hydroxy-4,4-dimethyloxolan-2-one
InChIKey
SERHXTVXHNVDKA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CC1(COC(=O)C1O)C
Synonyms (39)
- (+-)-Pantolactone
- (+/-)-PANTOYL LACTONE
- (D)-Pantolactone
- (rs)-pantolactone
- D-(-)-Pantanolactone
- D-(-)-Pantoic acid lactone
- D-(-)-Pantolyl lactone
- DL-Pantolactone
- DL-Pantoyl Lactone
- Pantolactone DL-Form
- Pantolyl lactone
- alpha-hydroxy-beta