title: A new chiral shift reagent for the determination of enantiomeric excess and absolute configuration in cyanohydrins.
abstract: Optically active mandelic acid in the presence of dimethylaminopyridine is an excellent chiral shift reagent for the determination of enantiomeric excess and absolute configuration in cyanohydrins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Institute of Microbial Technology, Sector 39, Chandigarh 160036, India.
authors.forename: Lomary S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Ravinder S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Jolly
authors.forename: Yoganjaneyulu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kasetti
authors.forename: Prasad V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Bharatam
mesh_terms: D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009570:Nitriles / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D009570:Nitriles; C430593:cyanohydrin