Colorless to light yellow liqui
(R)-(-)-2-Amino-1-propanol has been used as a derivatizing agent for gossypol during the analysis of gossypol enantiomers in cottonseed by high-performance liquid chromatography.
R)-(-)-2-Amino-1-propanol is used as a chiral intermediate for the synthesis of pharmaceutical products and agrochemicals. It acts as additives in health care products and animal feed. It is a amino alcohol
obtained by reduction of d-alanine. This compound could be converted into the corresponding nonracemic
adenine derivative (R)-9-(1-Methyl-2-hydroxyethyl)adenine through minor variations on the classic
Montgomery sequence[1].
(R)-(-)-2-Amino-1-propanol is a chiral secondary amine.
[1] Jeffery A, et al. Synthesis of Acyclic Nucleoside and Nucleotide Analogues from
Amino Acids: A Convenient Approach to a PMEA±PMPA Hybrid. Tetrahedron, 2000; 56: 5077-5083.