2-Benzhydrylsulfonylacetic acid

2-Benzhydryl Sulfinyl Acetic Acid is used mainly as a key intermediate in pharmaceutical synthesis, particularly for making CNS stimulants like Modafinil (used for narcolepsy) and its derivatives (like Adrafinil), serving as a precursor or impurity reference, and in research for developing new drugs with potential neuroprotective or antidepressant properties, also functioning as a tracer or internal standard in analytical chemistry (NMR, LC-MS) for drug development.

API Name Armodafinil
CAS No 101094-05-7
Molecular Formula C15H14O4S
Molecular Weight 290.3 g/mol
Synonyms 2-benzhydrylsulfonylacetic acid

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