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Home/Compounds/Pharmaceutical Intermediate/Ethyl (R)-(+)-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate
C6H11ClO3
166.6 g/mol
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

4-Chloro-3-hydroxybutyric acid ethyl ester, (3R)-

CAS90866-33-4
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Ester
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate

This compound is an optically active pharmaceutical intermediate, specifically the (3R)-enantiomer of ethyl 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyrate. It is primarily used in the synthesis of other organic compounds for pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Pharmaceutical intermediateBuilding block in organic synthesis

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Referencestereoisomer of

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

ethyl (3R)-4-chloro-3-hydroxybutanoate

InChIKey

ZAJNMXDBJKCCAT-RXMQYKEDSA-N

SMILES

CCOC(=O)C[C@H](CCl)O

Synonyms (14)
  • Levocarnitine Impurity 17