15914-84-8 | (S)-(-)-1-(1-Naphthyl)ethanol

Packsize	Purity	Availability	Price	Discounted Price
250mg	97%	in stock	$13.00	$9.00
1g	95%	in stock	$18.00	$13.00
5g	95%	in stock	$60.00	$42.00
10g	95%	in stock	$112.00	$79.00

Description

• Catalog Number: AB55840
• Chemical Name: (S)-(-)-1-(1-Naphthyl)ethanol
• CAS Number: 15914-84-8
• Molecular Formula: C12H12O
• Molecular Weight: 172.2231
• MDL Number: MFCD00077831
• SMILES: C[C@@H](c1cccc2c1cccc2)O

Computed Properties

• Complexity: 167
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 1
• Heavy Atom Count: 13
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 1
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 1
• Rotatable Bond Count: 1
• XLogP3: 3

Upstream Synthesis Route

The (S)-1-(Naphthalen-1-yl)ethanol is a versatile compound employed in chemical synthesis due to its chiral nature and unique structural properties. As a chiral building block, it is utilized in the preparation of various pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and fine chemicals that require a specific stereochemical configuration for their desired biological activity. In asymmetric synthesis, this compound serves as a key intermediate for the creation of enantiomerically pure compounds, enabling the production of optically active molecules with high levels of stereocontrol. Its applications extend to the synthesis of complex natural products and biologically active compounds, where precise control over the stereochemistry is crucial for their function and activity. The (S)-1-(Naphthalen-1-yl)ethanol plays a pivotal role in enabling chemists to access structurally diverse molecules with specific stereochemical properties, thereby opening avenues for the development of novel materials and pharmaceuticals with enhanced properties and biological efficacy.

Literature

• Improvement of carbonyl reductase production of Geotrichum candidum for the transformation of 1-acetonaphthone to S(-)-1-(1'-napthyl) ethanol.

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