Compactin/Mevastatin
Therapeutic use
Compactin (also called Mevastatin) is used as the starting material in the manufacture of pravastatin sodium.
Chemical name
(S) 2-methylbutyric acid - (1S, 7S, 8S, 8aR) -1,2,3,7,8,8a - hexahydro-7-methyl-8- {2- [(2R, 4R) -4-hydroxy-6-oxy-2H-tetrahydropyranyl] - ethyl} -1-naphthyl ester
Product Parameters
Category
Starting material/intermediate
Specifications
In-house specification (Assay: not less than 95.0%)
CAS No.
73573-88-3
Molecular formula
C23H34O5
Appearance
White to light brown powder
Contact
86-763-3865278 / 3865280
Links
Technical support: medium and high