121250-04-2 | (R)-3,3,3-Trifluoro-2-hydroxypropionic acid

Packsize	Purity	Availability	Price	Discounted Price
250mg	95%	in stock	$105.00	$74.00
500mg	95%	in stock	$172.00	$121.00
1g	95%	in stock	$297.00	$208.00
5g	95%	in stock	$1,131.00	$792.00
10g	95%	in stock	$1,878.00	$1,315.00

Description

• Catalog Number: AI13772
• Chemical Name: (R)-3,3,3-Trifluoro-2-hydroxypropionic acid
• CAS Number: 121250-04-2
• Molecular Formula: C3H3F3O3
• Molecular Weight: 144.0493
• MDL Number: MFCD03093016
• SMILES: O[C@@H](C(F)(F)F)C(=O)O

Upstream Synthesis Route

In chemical synthesis, (2R)-3,3,3-Trifluoro-2-hydroxypropanoic acid serves as a versatile building block due to its unique structural properties. This compound is commonly utilized as a chiral building block in the preparation of various pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and fine chemicals. Its trifluoromethyl group imparts enhanced lipophilicity and metabolic stability to the molecules synthesized from it, making it valuable for drug discovery and development. Moreover, the presence of the hydroxy and carboxylic acid functional groups in its structure enables the acid to participate in a wide array of organic reactions, including esterification, amidation, and nucleophilic substitution. Overall, (2R)-3,3,3-Trifluoro-2-hydroxypropanoic acid plays a vital role in the construction of complex molecules with specific stereochemical and physicochemical properties.