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M2209

Sigma-Aldrich

(R)-(−)-Mandelic acid

98%

Synonym(s):

(R)-α-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid

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Linear Formula:
C6H5CH(OH)CO2H
CAS Number:
611-71-2
Molecular Weight:
152.15
Beilstein:
2691094
EC Number:
210-276-6
MDL number:
MFCD00064251
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
24896710
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

200

Assay

98%

optical activity

[α]25/D −151°, c = 1 in ethanol

optical purity

ee: 99% (GLC)

mp

131-133 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

O[C@@H](C(O)=O)c1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C8H8O3/c9-7(8(10)11)6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5,7,9H,(H,10,11)/t7-/m1/s1

InChI key

IWYDHOAUDWTVEP-SSDOTTSWSA-N

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Pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H318

Precautionary Statements

P280 - P305 + P351 + P338

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

>374.0 °F

Flash Point(C)

> 190 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Jiao-Jiao Shangguan et al.
Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 168(7), 1820-1833 (2012-10-12)
A 1,080-bp cDNA (CGMCC 2873) encoding of a cold-active lipase of Aspergillus fumigatus (AFL67) was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli for the first time. The new lipase, AFL67, was one-step purified by 8.30 folds through Ni-NTA affinity chromatography with
Ling-Bo Gao et al.
Chirality, 24(1), 86-95 (2011-12-06)
Mandelic acid (MA) is generally used as a biological indicator of occupational exposure to styrene, which is classified as a class of hazardous environmental pollutants. It was found to undergo one-directional chiral inversion (S-MA to R-MA) in Wistar and Sprague-Dawley
P G Jaison et al.
Journal of chromatographic science, 49(9), 657-664 (2012-05-16)
The determination of uranium at different stages of the recovery process as well as in seawater is important in its recovery study. A previous study developed a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for uranium determination in seawater using α-hydroxy isobutyric
Shimin Mao et al.
Journal of separation science, 35(17), 2273-2281 (2012-07-19)
Resolution of racemic mandelic acid ((R,S)-MA) and numerical determination of binary competitive isotherm of (R,S)-MA on Chiralcel-OD column have been investigated in this study. The effects of the alcohol modifier and acidic additive in the mobile phase on the retention
Quan He et al.
Chirality, 24(2), 119-128 (2011-12-17)
The chiral discrimination mechanism in the resolution of sertraline with mandelic acid was investigated by examining the weak intermolecular interactions (such as hydrogen bond, CH/π, and van der Waals interactions) and molecular packing difference in crystal structures of the resulting
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