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(S)-(−)-α-Methoxy-α-(trifluoromethyl)phenylacetic acid

≥99%

Synonym(s):

(−)-MTPA, Mosher’s acid

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Linear Formula:
C6H5C(OCH3)(CF3)CO2H
CAS Number:
17257-71-5
Molecular Weight:
234.17
Beilstein:
4684048
EC Number:
241-292-1
MDL number:
MFCD00064200
UNSPSC Code:
12352112
PubChem Substance ID:
24859111
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

≥99%

optical activity

[α]18/D −72°, c = 1.6 in methanol

optical purity

ee: 99% (GLC)

refractive index

n20/D 1.474 (lit.)

bp

95-97 °C/0.05 mmHg (lit.)

mp

46-49 °C (lit.)

density

1.303 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

CO[C@](C(O)=O)(c1ccccc1)C(F)(F)F

InChI

1S/C10H9F3O3/c1-16-9(8(14)15,10(11,12)13)7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h2-6H,1H3,(H,14,15)/t9-/m0/s1

InChI key

JJYKJUXBWFATTE-VIFPVBQESA-N

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General description

(S)-(-)-α-Methoxy-α-(trifluoromethyl)phenylacetic acid is commonly used as a derivatizing agent in Mosher ester analysis and Mosher amide analysis, which are NMR-based methods for determining the absolute configuration of the chiral carbon center in secondary alcohols and amines, respectively.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Other Notes

doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.354

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

235.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

113 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Mosher ester analysis for the determination of absolute configuration of stereogenic (chiral) carbinol carbons.
Hoye TR, et al.
Nature Protocols, 2(10), 2451-2458 (2007)
Bin Sui et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 75(9), 2942-2954 (2010-04-17)
Two different mixture synthesis routes have been used to make the four stereoisomers of petrocortyne A. A first quick and dirty route provided a mixture of the four isomers in nonselective fashion. Mosher and 2-naphthylmethoxyacetic acid (NMA) ester methods were
Giancarlo Cravotto et al.
Chirality, 16(8), 526-533 (2004-08-04)
Cyclodextrin (CD) derivatives are important selectors for analytical chiral recognition. Their enantioselectivities and chemical properties depend on ring size and on nature, number and location of substituents. This paper describes the synthesis of 6-O-TBDMS-2,3-O-methyl beta-cyclodextrins bearing in position 2 either
J Martín Torres-Valencia et al.
Phytochemical analysis : PCA, 13(6), 329-332 (2002-12-24)
A method to determine the absolute configuration of 2,3-epoxy-2-methylbutanoate ester residues in natural products is presented, based on (i) the reduction of the ester function to yield a 2-methyl-1,2-butanediol, (ii) esterification of the obtained primary alcohol with either (R)-(+)- or
Thomas R Hoye et al.
Organic letters, 12(8), 1768-1771 (2010-03-27)
The relative magnitudes of the chemical shift differences (Deltadeltas) in the two diastereomers of menthyl esters of known chiral derivatizing agents (CDAs) were compared to those of the alpha-methoxy-alpha-trifluoromethyl-1-naphthylacetyl (MTN((1))A) analogues I. Discrimination of the terminal diastereotopic methyl resonances in
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