5-Hydroxypiperidine-2-carboxylicacid CAS:13096-31-6

As a versatile building block, this molecule facilitates efficient synthesis of pharmaceuticals, specialty polymers and agrochemicals. Reactions at the piperidine nitrogen systematically introduce diversity while conversions of the acid furnish targeted derivatives. Additionally, transformations of the alcohol generate analogs. These modifications rapidly produce focused sets of compounds applicable for exploring structure-activity relationships. It also enables the development of bio-based polymers with tailored properties. Furthermore, strategic manipulations afford agrochemical prototypes. Therefore, with multiple reactive sites, this synthon supports the versatile generation of drugs, advanced materials and agricultural chemicals through transformations of its distinct functional groups.