ETHYL (R)-3-HYDROXYBUTYLATE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 24915-95-5

ETHYL (R)-3-HYDROXYBUTYLATE

EINECS NO.  
FORMULA C6H12O3
MOL WT. 132.16

H.S. CODE

 

TOXICITY

 

SYNONYMS Ethyl (R)-3-hydroxybutanoate;

DERIVATION

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE

clear liquid

MELTING POINT  
BOILING POINT 75 - 76 at 12 mm Hg
SPECIFIC GRAVITY  
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Soluble
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY

 

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

1.4185 - 1.4215
FLASH POINT

64.5 C

STABILITY

Stable under ordinary conditions. Moisture, light sensitive.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

An effective chiral alcohol for the synthesis of optically active compounds.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

clear liquid

CHEMICAL PURITY

98.0% min

OPTICAL PUIRTY

99.0% min e.e.
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING
 
HAZARD CLASS  
UN NO.  
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: , Risk Phrases: , Safety Phrases: 24/25
Optical Rotation: -43° ~ -47° (C=1 in CHCl3)