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Colorless to light yellow liqui

(R)-(+)-1-Phenylethanol is used in the synthesis of optically active products. It is also useful in the determination of enantiomeric purity and for resolutions of acids.

ChEBI: (R)-1-phenylethanol is the (R)-enantiomer of 1-phenylethanol. It has a role as an animal metabolite. It is an enantiomer of a (S)-1-phenylethanol.

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