white to light yellow to beige crystalline powder
(S)-5-Oxo-2-tetrahydrofurancarboxylic Acid (cas# 21461-84-7) is a compound useful in organic synthesis.
ChEBI: (S)-alpha-hydroxyglutaric acid-gamma-lactone is a butan-4-olide obtained by formal intramolecular condensation between the 2-hydroxy and 4-carboxy groups of (S)-2-hydroxyglutaric acid It is a butan-4-olide and a monocarboxylic acid. It is functionally related to a (S)-2-hydroxyglutaric acid. It is a conjugate acid of a (S)-alpha-hydroxyglutarate-gamma-lactone.
(S)-(+)-5-Oxo-2-tetrahydrofurancarboxylic acid is a chiral derivatizing agent for alcohols.
