(2R)-3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid

The (2R)-configuration and electron-withdrawing trifluoromethyl group influence both its acidity and stereochemical reactivity. This compound is often utilized as a building block in medicinal chemistry and in the synthesis of fluorinated bioactive molecules. 2R)-3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid is a chiral, fluorinated α-hydroxy acid featuring a trifluoromethyl group at the terminal carbon and a hydroxyl group at the α-position.