3-Hydroxyglutaric Acid Dimethyl Ester

• CAT Number: R013194
• CAS Number: 7250-55-7
• Molecular Formula: C7H12O5
• Molecular Weight: 176.168
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: 3-Hydroxy-pentanedioic Acid Dimethyl Ester; Dimethyl 3-hydroxyglutarate; NSC 30047
• Storage: -20°C
• IUPAC Name: dimethyl 3-hydroxypentanedioate
• InChI: InChI=1S/C7H12O5/c1-11-6(9)3-5(8)4-7(10)12-2/h5,8H,3-4H2,1-2H3
• InChIKey: CUPGMRSSZADEIW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: COC(=O)CC(CC(=O)OC)O

3-Hydroxyglutaric acid dimethyl ester is a prochiral substrate and an esterified derivative of 3-hydroxyglutaric acid (Item No. 16334). 3-Hydroxyglutaric acid dimethyl ester was used to characterize the ability of a lipase from C. antarctica to catalyze aminolysis of prochiral substrates, a process commonly utilized in the biosynthesis of statins.