Methyl Valinate Hydrochloride

It is used mainly as the chiral building block that provides the valine backbone of the drug molecule. Methyl valinate hydrochloride (or L-valine methyl ester hydrochloride) is a crucial starting material in the synthesis of Valsartan, an angiotensin II receptor blocker.

API Name Valsartan
CAS No 6306-52-1
Molecular Formula C6H14ClNO2
Molecular Weight 167.63 g/mol
Synonyms methyl (2S)-2-amino-3-methylbutanoate;hydrochloride

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