- Product Details
Keywords
- (R)-(-)-Mandelic acid
- (R)-alpha-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid
- ALDRICH
Quick Details
- ProName: (R)-(-)-Mandelic acid
- CasNo: 611-71-2
- Molecular Formula: C6H5CH(OH)CO2H
- Application: (R)-(-)-Mandelic acid has been used in...
- PackAge: 5 g in glass bottle
- Purity: ReagentPlus(R), >=99%
- LimitNum: 0
Superiority
(R)-(-)-Mandelic acid, a chiral resolving agent, is also used as a building block to synthesize pharmaceutical drugs such as penicillin and cephalosporin. It can be synthesized from (R,S)-mandelonitrile with high yield and enantioselectivity using nitrilase enzyme.