In general, if the atoms that make up the ring contain heteroatoms, such rings become heterocycles, and organic compounds containing heterocycles are called heterocyclic compounds. An article called Solid state properties and effective resolution procedure for guaifenesin, 3-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-1,2-propanediol, published in 2006-11-17, which mentions a compound: 60827-45-4, Name is (2S)-(+)-3-Chloropropane-1,2-diol, Molecular C3H7ClO2, Recommanded Product: 60827-45-4.
Racemic expectorant guaifenesin, 3-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-1,2-propanediol (2) undergoes spontaneous resolution upon crystallization This fact is confirmed by thermal anal. (single eutectic V-shape binary melting phase diagram, adequate entropy and free energy characteristics). Racemic 2 could be effectively resolved into (S)- and (R)-2 by a preferential crystallization procedure. Single enantiomer drugs levomoprolol and levotensin were obtained by starting from enantiomeric 2 through the sulfite route.
There is still a lot of research devoted to this compound(SMILES：OC[C@H](O)CCl)Recommanded Product: 60827-45-4, and with the development of science, more effects of this compound(60827-45-4) can be discovered.
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