6090-70-6

Basic information

• Product Name: Pentanoic acid, 3,5-dihydroxy-3-methyl-, monosodium salt
• CAS NO: 6090-70-6
• Molecular Formula: C6H12O4.Na
• Molecular Weight: 170.141
• Mol File: 6090-70-6.mol
• Article Data: 1

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: Pentanoic acid, 3,5-dihydroxy-3-methyl-, monosodium salt(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: Pentanoic acid, 3,5-dihydroxy-3-methyl-, monosodium salt(6090-70-6)
• EPA Substance Registry System: Pentanoic acid, 3,5-dihydroxy-3-methyl-, monosodium salt(6090-70-6)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 6090-70-6(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 674-26-0 mevalonolactone 

Downstream Products

• 111-02-4 squalene 
• 13850-19-6 (8β,13β)-kaur-16-ene 

Relevant articles and documents

KINETIC RESOLUTION OF LACTONES BY ENANTIOSELECTIVE PROTONATION OF THE CORRESPONDING CARBOXYLATE WITH A CHIRAL ACID

Racemic lactones were optically activated through the hydrolysis with sodium hydroxide followed by the partial neutralisation with (1S)-(+)-10-camphorsulfonic acid in ethanol to afford R- or S-isomer with 99 - 38percent ee.