(S)-TETRAHYDRO-2-FUROIC ACID

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 87392-07-2

(S)-TETRAHYDRO-2-FUROIC ACID

EINECS NO.  
FORMULA C5H8O3
MOL WT. 116.1

H.S. CODE

 
DERIVATION

 

SYNONYMS (S)-Tetrahydrofurane-2-carboxylic acid;
(S)-(-)-Tetrahydro-2-furoic acid;

TOXICITY

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE

Clear to pale yellow liquid

MELTING POINT  
BOILING POINT 244 - 250 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY

1.20

SOLUBILITY IN WATER  
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY

 

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

1.459

FLASH POINT

 

STABILITY

Stable under ordinary conditions. Moisture, light sensitive.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Chiral pyrrolidine derivatives, containing 5--membered heterocycle enantiomeric intermediates, have become more and more valuable in asymmetric synthesis for biological antitumor, anesthetic, antipasmodic, hepatotoxic, antiinflammatory or anti-HIV activities.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

Clear to pale yellow liquid

CHEMICAL PURITY

99.0% min

OPTICAL PUIRTY

99.0% min e.e.
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING
 
HAZARD CLASS Not regulated
UN NO.  
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: n/a, Risk Phrases: 34, Safety Phrases: 26-27-36-45
Optical Rotation: -2.5° ~ -3.5° (C=1 in MeOH)