453507-70-5

Basic information

• Product Name: (R)-3-hydroxy-5-methylhexyl p-toluenesulfonate
• CAS NO: 453507-70-5
• Molecular Weight: 286.392
• Mol File: 453507-70-5.mol
• Article Data: 1

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: (R)-3-hydroxy-5-methylhexyl p-toluenesulfonate(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: (R)-3-hydroxy-5-methylhexyl p-toluenesulfonate(453507-70-5)
• EPA Substance Registry System: (R)-3-hydroxy-5-methylhexyl p-toluenesulfonate(453507-70-5)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 453507-70-5(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 98-59-9 p-toluenesulfonyl chloride 
• 453507-69-2 (R)-5-methylhexane-1,3-diol 
• 159419-34-8 ethyl (R)-3-hydroxy-5-methylhexanoate 
• 108-12-3 isopentanoyl chloride 
• 261159-58-4 ethyl (S)-3-hydroxy-5-methylhexanoate 
• 34036-16-3 5-methyl-3-oxo-hexanoic acid ethyl ester 

Relevant articles and documents

Enantioselective synthesis of (R)- and (S)-2-methyl-4-octanol, the male-produced aggregation pheromone of Curculionidae species

This work describes an enantioselective synthesis of (R)- and (S)-2-methyl-4-octanol, a compound that has been identified as the aggregation pheromone of some sugarcane weevils. (S)-2-Methyl-4-octanol was efficiently prepared in five steps and 20% overall yield, and its (R)-enantiomer, in six steps and 14% overall yield, both from commercial isovaleryl chloride. The key step of our synthetic route is the asymmetric reduction of ethyl 5-methyl-3-oxohexanoate with Saccharomyces cerevisiae to its corresponding (S)-alcohol in good yield and high enantiomeric excess.