164472-76-8

Basic information

• Product Name: (R)-(+)-5-bromo-2-hydroxypentanenitrile
• CAS NO: 164472-76-8
• Molecular Weight: 178.029
• Mol File: 164472-76-8.mol

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: (R)-(+)-5-bromo-2-hydroxypentanenitrile(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: (R)-(+)-5-bromo-2-hydroxypentanenitrile(164472-76-8)
• EPA Substance Registry System: (R)-(+)-5-bromo-2-hydroxypentanenitrile(164472-76-8)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 164472-76-8(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 38694-47-2 4-bromobutyraldehyde 
• 4111-12-0 (+/-)-2-methyl-2-hydroxyhexanenitrile 

Downstream Products

• 100858-34-2 benzyl (3R)-3-hydroxypiperidine-1-carboxylate 
• 349132-16-7 (R,R)-1-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-3-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy-2-(p-methoxyphenyl)piperidine 
• 349132-14-5 (R,R)-1-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-3-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy-2-(p-methylphenyl)piperidine 
• 349132-12-3 (R,R)-1-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-3-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy-2-(p-fluorophenyl)piperidine 
• 349132-20-3 (R,R)-1-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-3-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy-2-(3-butenyl)piperidine 
• 349132-18-9 (R,R)-1-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-3-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy-2-butylpiperidine 
• 349131-96-0 (R,R)-1-(benzyloxycarbonyl)-3-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy-2-phenylpiperidine 
• 164472-78-0 (R)-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)carbonitrile 

Relevant articles and documents

Optically Active (S)-Ketone- and (R)-Aldehyde-cyanohydrins via an (R)-Oxynitrilase-catalysed Transcyanation. Chemoenzymatic Syntheses of 2-Cyanotetrahydrofuran and 2-Cyanotetrahydropyran

(R)-Oxynitrilase catalyses the enantioselective decyanation of racemic ketone cyanohydrins and the enantioselective addition of HCN to ω-bromoaldehydes in one step.