Category
Chemical Primary Standard
CAS Number
3886-69-9
Molecular Formula
C8H11N
Molecular Weight
121.18 g/mol
Synonym

(αR)-α-Methyl-benzenemethanamine; (+)-α-Phenethylamine; (R)-1-Amino-1-phenylethane; (R)-(+)-1-Phenylethylamine

Keywords
Amines
Aromatics
Chiral standards
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(R)-(+)-α-Methylbenzylamine is a chiral amine with a methyl group and a benzyl group attached to the nitrogen-bearing carbon. It is widely used as a chiral building block and intermediate in pharmaceutical and asymmetric synthesis.