(R)-(+)-Citronellic acid is a chiral carboxylic acid and can be used as a drug intermediate [1].
In Vitro, (R)-(+)-Citronellic acid (Compound 3) is a starting material for total synthesis of octalactin A and B[1].
References:
[1]. McWilliams J C, et al. Total synthesis of (+)-octalactins A and B: Unusual metabolites from a marine microbe[J]. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1994, 116(18): 8378-8379.
In Vitro, (R)-(+)-Citronellic acid (Compound 3) is a starting material for total synthesis of octalactin A and B[1].
References:
[1]. McWilliams J C, et al. Total synthesis of (+)-octalactins A and B: Unusual metabolites from a marine microbe[J]. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1994, 116(18): 8378-8379.