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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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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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JAN Code

M2209-100G:
M2209-VAR:
M2209-BULK:
M2209-25G:
M2209-5G:

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BCCK4117
BCCG0053
BCCC4064
BCBZ6798

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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
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
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
Yingzi Fu et al.
Analytical biochemistry, 421(1), 103-107 (2011-11-08)
A new chiral biosensor has been fabricated by immobilizing γ-globulin on gold nanoparticles modified glassy carbon electrodes, which could recognize and detect mandelic acid (MA) enantiomers. Differential pulse voltammetry, quartz crystal microbalance, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy were used
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