(R)-(-)-2-Aminobutane is a chiral amine plays an important role in pharmaceutical chemistry and in organic synthesis as chiral auxiliary, which is used to determine the enantiomeric excess (ee).
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Applications
(R)-(-)-2-Aminobutane is a chiral amine plays an important role in pharmaceutical chemistry and in organic synthesis as chiral auxiliary, which is used to determine the enantiomeric excess (ee).
Solubility
Miscible with water.
Notes
Air and light sensitive. Store it in a cool place. Incompatible with acids, acid chloride, acid anhydrides, strong oxidizing agents and carbon dioxide.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Shcherbakova, E. G.; Minami, T.; Brega, V.; James, T. D.; Carvalho, P. O.; Anzenbacher Jr, P. Determination of Enantiomeric Excess in Amine Derivatives with Molecular Self-Assemblies. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54 (24), 7130-7133.
- Pilissao, C.; Carvalho, P. O.; Nascimento, M. G. The influence of conventional heating and microwave irradiation on the resolution of (RS)-sec-butylamine catalyzed by free or immobilized lipases. J. Braz. Chem. Soc. 2012, 23 (9), 1688-1697.
- Joubioux, F. L.; Achour, O.; Bridiau, N.; Graber, M.; Maugard, T. Kinetic study of 2-butanol O-acylation and sec-butylamine N-acylation catalyzed by Candida antarctica lipase B. J. Mol. Catal. B: Enzym. 2011, 70 (3-4), 108-113.