Water → 3-Phenyllactic acid, (S)-

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The derivatization was carried out with BF3-methanol (see above) or with trifluoroacetic anhydride. For the derivatization with trifluoroacetic anhydride, 5 mg of 3-phenyllactic acid were dissolved in 500 μl of CH2Cl2, treated with 5 drops of trifluoroacetic anhydride, shaken for 1 minute at room temperature and subsequently treated with approximately 500 μl of H2O. The organic phase is dried over Na2SO4, and the samples were then measured by GC on a chiral column.

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