Category
Empagliflozin
CAS Number
86087-24-3
Molecular Formula
C₄H₈O₂
Molecular Weight
88.11 g/mol
Synonym

(R)-(-)-3-Hydroxytetrahydrofuran ; (r)-(-)-3-Hydroxytetrahydrofuran ; (R)-(-)-Tetrahydrofuran-3-ol ; (R)-(-)-Tetrahydrofuran-3-ol ; (R)-3-Hydroxytetrahydrofuran ; (R)-3-Hydroxytetrahydrofuran ; (R)-Tetrahydro-3-furanol ; (R)-Tetrahydrofuran-3-ol ; 3(R)-Hydroxytetrahydrofuran ; (-)-3-Hydroxytetrahydrofuran ; (3R)-3-Hydroxytetrahydrofuran ; (3R)-Tetrahydro-3-furanol ; (3R)-Tetrahydrofuran-3-ol; (3R)-oxolan-3-ol; (3R)-oxolan-3-ol

Keywords
Pharmaceutical Standards
Impurities
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(3R)-Tetrahydro-3-furanol is a chiral organic compound (a stereoisomer of tetrahydrofuran-3-ol) in which the hydroxyl (–OH) group is attached to the third carbon of a tetrahydrofuran ring, with the (3R) configuration indicating its specific three-dimensional arrangement. It is commonly used as an intermediate in organic synthesis and can appear in the preparation of pharmaceutical compounds, including impurities related to Empagliflozin.