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HCID 1237169Generated: October 24, 2026

(S)-2-(4-Nitrophenyl)oxirane

(s)-4-nitrostyrene oxide · (S)-p-Nitrostyrene oxide · (S)-(4-Nitrophenyl)oxirane · (S)-2-(4-Nitrophenyl)oxirane · (2S)-2β-(4-Nitrophenyl)oxirane · Oxirane, 2-(4-nitrophenyl)-, (2S)-

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(S)-2-(4-Nitrophenyl)oxirane molecular structure

Identifiers & Physical Properties

CAS No.78038-42-3
Molecular formulaC8H7NO3
Average molar mass165.15 g/mol
Monoisotopic mass165.04259309 g/mol
SMILESO=[N+]([O-])c1ccc([C@H]2CO2)cc1
InChIKeyYKIUTLHCSNCTDZ-MRVPVSSYSA-N
PubChem CID1237169
EC No.625-073-1

Chemical & Physical Properties

XLogP1.2
Topological polar surface area58.4
Hydrogen bond donors0
Hydrogen bond acceptors3
Rotatable bonds1
Heavy atoms12
Formal charge0
Complexity181
GHS pictogramGHS07
Signal wordWarning
GHS hazard statementsH302
GHS precautionary statementsP264-P270-P301+P312-P330-P501
Hazard symbolsXn
Risk statements (R)22

Safety & Regulations

GHS classificationWarningH302 (100%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]P264, P270, P301+P317, P330, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)Aggregated GHS information provided per 38 reports by companies from 1 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory.Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website.
Hazard Classes and CategoriesAcute Tox. 4 (100%)
Risk statements (R)22
Signal wordWarning
GHS pictogramGHS07
Hazard symbolsXn
GHS hazard statementsH302
GHS precautionary statementsP264-P270-P301+P312-P330-P501

Applications & Uses

Uses

(S)-(4-Nitrophenyl)oxirane is used as a reagent in the enantioconvergent synthesis of the β-blocker (R)-Nifenalol which is based on a combined chemoenzymic approach.