Dibenzoyltartaric acid

It is also used as an organic synthesis intermediate to build complex molecules and as a chiral ligand to create metal complexes for asymmetric catalysis. Dibenzoyltartaric acid is used mainly as a chiral resolving agent for separating enantiomers (chiral compounds), particularly in the pharmaceutical industry to create enantiomerically pure drugs.

API Name Praziquantel
CAS No 2743-38-6
Molecular Formula C18H14O8
Molecular Weight 358.3 g/mol
Synonyms (2R,3R)-2,3-dibenzoyloxybutanedioic acid