Chemical Properties
(S)-(+)-O-Acetyl-L-mandelic acid is white to light yellow crystal powde
Uses
(S)-(+)-O-Acetyl-L-mandelic acid is an antibacterial used particularly in the treatment of urinary tract infections.
Uses
The (
R)- and (
S)-isomers are chiral derivatizing agents for NMR determination of enantiomeric purity of α-deuterated carboxylic acids, alcohols, and amines.
Purification Methods
Recrystallise it from *benzene/hexane or toluene, and it has characteristic NMR and IR spectra. [Pracejus Justus Liebig