Chemical Name: | Benzeneacetic acid, a-hydroxy-, phenylmethyl ester, (aR)- |
CAS Number: | 97415-09-3 |
Product Number: | AG003O44(AGN-PC-0W734A) |
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Molecular Formula: | C15H14O3 |
Molecular Weight: | 242.2699 |
The enantiomerically pure compound (R)-Benzyl 2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetate is a valuable chiral building block widely utilized in organic chemical synthesis. This compound serves as a key intermediate for the preparation of various pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and fine chemicals due to its chiral nature and versatile reactivity. (R)-Benzyl 2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetate can be employed as a chiral auxiliary in asymmetric synthesis to introduce stereochemical control in the formation of carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom bonds. Additionally, this compound can participate in a range of transformations such as nucleophilic substitutions, asymmetric catalysis, and oxidative reactions, enabling the selective construction of complex molecular structures with high stereoselectivity. The unique stereochemistry and functional groups present in (R)-Benzyl 2-hydroxy-2-phenylacetate make it a valuable tool for chemists striving to access enantiomerically enriched compounds in their synthetic endeavors.