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IUPAC name
Dipropan-2-yl 2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate
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| Other names
Diisopropyl 2,3-dihydroxysuccinate
Diisopropyl tartrate Bis(1-methylethyl) ester of 2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid DIPT |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.017.009 |
| EC Number | 218-709-0 |
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| Properties | |
| C10H18O6 | |
| Molar mass | 234.25 g/mol |
| Boiling point | 152 °C (306 °F; 425 K) at 16 kPa |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Diisopropyl tartrate (DIPT) is a diester of tartaric acid. It has a two chiral carbon atoms giving rise to three stereoisomeric variants. It is commonly used in asymmetric synthesis as a catalyst and as chiral building block for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Its main application is in Sharpless epoxidation, where it serves as a chiral ligand to titanium after reaction with titanium isopropoxide.