(-)-Dibenzoyl-L-tartaric acid, anhydrous is used as a reagent used to produce chiral salts. Also used as organic chemical synthesis intermediate.
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Applications
(-)-Dibenzoyl-L-tartaric acid, anhydrous is used as a reagent used to produce chiral salts. Also used as organic chemical synthesis intermediate.
Solubility
Slightly soluble in water.
Notes
It is sensitive to moisture. Incompatible with oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
Malachy McCann; Fergal Humphreys; Vickie McKee. Transition metal complexes of dibenzoyl-L-tartaric acid (db-L-tarH2) and L-tartaric acid (L-tarH2) ; X-ray crystal structure of {[Cu(L-tar) (phen)] · 6H2O}n (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline). Polyhedron. 1997, 16, (20),3655-3661