Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy- [R-(R*,R*)]-, dimethyl ester

• Formula: C₆H₁₀O₆
• Molecular weight: 178.1400
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H10O6/c1-11-5(9)3(7)4(8)6(10)12-2/h3-4,7-8H,1-2H3/t3-,4-/m0/s1 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: PVRATXCXJDHJJN-IMJSIDKUSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 608-68-4
• Chemical structure:
  This structure is also available as a 2d Mol file
• Stereoisomers:
  • dimethyl [S(R*,R*)]-tartrate
  • Meso-tartaric acid, dimethylester
  • DL-Dimethyl tartarate
• Other names: Tartaric acid, dimethyl ester, (+)-; Dimethyl (+)-tartrate; Dimethyl d-tartrate; Dimethyl tartrate; Dimethyl L-tartrate; l-Tartaric acid, dimethyl ester; L-(+)-Tartaric acid, dimethyl ester; Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy- (2R,3R)-, 1,4-dimethyl ester; NSC 517; Dimethyl 2,3-dihydroxysuccinate; (2R,3R)-2,3-Dihydroxybutanedioic acid, dimethyl ester; dimethyl [R(R*,R*)]-tartrate
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