ETHYL (R)-4-CYANO-3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO.

141942-85-0

ETHYL (R)-4-CYANO-3- HYDROXYBUTYRATE

EINECS NO.  
FORMULA C7H11NO3
MOL WT. 157.16

H.S. CODE

 

TOXICITY

 

SYNONYMS Ethyl (R)-(-)-4-Cyano-3- hydroxybutyrate; R-CNHB;

DERIVATION

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE

clear liquid

MELTING POINT  
BOILING POINT 270 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.114
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Soluble
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY

 

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

1.453
FLASH POINT

190 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

98.0% min e.e.
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING
 
HAZARD CLASS  
UN NO.  
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: XI, Risk Phrases: 36/37/38, Safety Phrases: 26-37/39
Optical Rotation: -5° (neat)