Pivalic Acid
Pivalic acid (CAS: 75-98-9) is a white crystalline, highly branched carboxylic acid. Its bulky tert-butyl structure makes it useful for preparing sterically protected esters and pivaloyl derivatives.
The compound is used in pharmaceutical, agrochemical, and fine chemical synthesis, particularly for protecting alcohols and amines or introducing pivaloyl groups.
Commercial material is commonly supplied at 99% purity.
– Used to prepare pivaloyl-protected alcohols and amines.
– Intermediate for pharmaceutical and agrochemical synthesis.
– Serves as a sterically hindered carboxylic acid building block.
– Applied in fine chemical and specialty ester production.
Product Name: Pivalic Acid
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