(R)-(-)-1,3-Butanediol

Chemical Properties

Colorless to light yellow liqui

Uses

(R)-(-)-1,3-Butanediol is used as a solvent for food flavoring agents and is a co-monomer used in certain polyurethane and polyester resins.

Application

(R)-(-)-1,3-Butanediol is a chiral reagent used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals including the preparation of (-)-tarchonanthuslactone, a δ-lactone skeleton based compound with antiroliferative activity on cancer cell.

Definition

ChEBI: A butane-1,3-diol of R-configuration.

Flammability and Explosibility

Not classified

References

Novaes, L. et al.: ChemMedChem., 10, 1687 (2015);
Akinobu Matsuyama; Hiroaki Yamamoto; Naoki Kawada; Yoshinori Kobayashi. Industrial production of (R)-1,3-butanediol by new biocatalysts.Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic.2001,11(4-6), 513-521.
Naoki Ichikawa; Satoshi Sato; Ryoji Takahashi; Toshiaki Sodesawa; Harunori Fujita; Takashi Atoguchi; Akinobu Shiga. Theoretical investigation of 1,3-butanediol adsorption on an oxygen-defected CeO2(111) surface.Journal of Catalysis.2006,239(1), 13-22.