A molecular compound of mandelic acid and ethyl mandelate

✍ Scribed by A. M. de Roos; R. F. Rekker; M. J. E. Ernsting; W. Th. Nauta

• Book ID: 104586353
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 260 KB
• Volume: 80
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0165-0513
• DOI: 10.1002/recl.19610800711

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

From a quantity of ethyl mandelate there separated, after prolonged storage, a crystalline compound, which was found to consist of mandelic acid and ethyl mandelate in a 1 : 1 ratio. This product can also be prepared in situ by mixing equivalent amounts of mandelic acid and ethyl mandelate, the crystalline product separating with generation of heat. This phenomenon did not occur when some other mandelic esters were investigated.