Produktinformation
- (±)-3-Hydroxyheptanoic Acid
- rac-β-Hydroxyheptanoic Acid
- 3-Hydroxyheptanoic acid, 95 %
- Heptanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-
- β-Hydroxyheptanoic acid
Applications rac-3-Hydroxyheptanoic acid is used as a reagent to synthesize β-hydroxy acid derivatives. ac-3-Hydroxyheptanoic acid is also found in milk, where it resulted as a product of degradation or fatty acid synthesis.
References Curran, D., et al.: J. Org. Chem., 49, 3474 (1984); Parks, O.: J. Dairy Sci., 60, 718 (1977)