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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

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Zhoutong Sun et al.
Microbial cell factories, 10, 71-71 (2011-09-14)
Mandelic acid (MA), an important component in pharmaceutical syntheses, is currently produced exclusively via petrochemical processes. Growing concerns over the environment and fossil energy costs have inspired a quest to develop alternative routes to MA using renewable resources. Herein we
Chao Ma et al.
Chirality, 23(5), 379-382 (2011-04-14)
This work reports the chiral separation of D,L-mandelic acid with cellulose membranes. Cellulose was chosen as membrane material because it possesses multichiral carbon atoms in its molecular structure unit. The flux and permselective properties of membrane using aqueous solutions of
Liang Jin et al.
Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of biosciences, 66(9-10), 499-506 (2011-12-24)
To study the effects of mandelic acid (MA) on the brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens, the survival rate and behaviour of BPH fed on an artificial diet with different dosages of MA was observed. The survival rate of BPH decreased
M Monier et al.
International journal of biological macromolecules, 55, 207-213 (2013-01-30)
An enantioselective S-mandelic acid (S-MA) imprinted chitosan (SMIC) was prepared by cross-linking of chitosan using formaldehyde cross-linker, in the presence of S-MA as an imprint template molecule and 0.5% acetic acid solution as a solvent. Non-imprinted cross-linked chitosan (NIC) as
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
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