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HCID 1237170Generated: October 27, 2026

(R)-2-(4-Nitrophenyl)oxirane

(r)-4-nitrostyrene oxide · Oxirane,2-(4-nitrophenyl)-, (2R)-

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

Identifiers & Physical Properties

CAS No.78038-43-4
Molecular formulaC8H7NO3
Average molar mass165.15 g/mol
Monoisotopic mass165.04259308 g/mol
SMILESO=[N+]([O-])c1ccc([C@@H]2CO2)cc1
InChIKeyYKIUTLHCSNCTDZ-QMMMGPOBSA-N
PubChem CID1237170
EC No.625-691-1
DTXSIDDTXSID70361256

Chemical & Physical Properties

XLogP1.2
Topological polar surface area58.4
Hydrogen bond donors0
Hydrogen bond acceptors3
Rotatable bonds1
Heavy atoms12
Formal charge0
Complexity181
DrugsPharmaceuticals -> Listed in ZINC15
Boiling point302.7±30.0 °C(Predicted)
Density1.372±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)
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.
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

(R)-(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.