(4R,6R)-tert-Butyl-6-(2-aminoethyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4-acetate

It provides the essential 3,5-dihydroxy carboxylic acid moiety (protected as a dioxane) required for inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase. (4R,6R)-tert-Butyl-6-(2-aminoethyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4-acetate is a critical chiral side-chain intermediate (side-chain amine) employed to synthesize Atorvastatin calcium.

API Name Atorvastatin
CAS No 125995-13-3
Molecular Formula C14H27NO4
Molecular Weight 273.37 g/mol
Synonyms tert-butyl 2-[(4R,6R)-6-(2-aminoethyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-4-yl]acetate