title: Roche ester
text: # Roche ester
  
  Roche ester (methyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylpropionate) is a chemical compound with formula $C_5H_{10}O_3.$ It can exist as two enantiomers. Both are commercially available and have been widely used as starting blocks for the synthesis of many targets including dictyostatin, discodermolide and spongidepsin.
  
  