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CN

135232

Hydrocinnamic acid

99%

Synonym(s):

3-Phenylpropionic acid, Benzylacetic acid

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
C6H5CH2CH2COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
150.17
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
207-924-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
907515
MDL number:
Assay:
99%
Form:
solid
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Quality Segment

assay

99%

form

solid

bp

280 °C (lit.)

mp

45-48 °C (lit.)

solubility

ethanol: soluble 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow

density

1.071 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid, phenyl

SMILES string

OC(=O)CCc1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C9H10O2/c10-9(11)7-6-8-4-2-1-3-5-8/h1-5H,6-7H2,(H,10,11)

InChI key

XMIIGOLPHOKFCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Hydrocinnamic acid forms complexes with uranium(VI) and has been investigated in aqueous solution by attenuated total reflection fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Hydrocinnamic acids are the major rhizospheric compounds with known growth regulatory activity.

Application

Hydrocinnamic acid was used in the synthesis of three medium-chain acyl-Coenzyme A′s i.e. 3-phenylpropionyl-CoA from mixed anhydrides of fatty acids.


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

235.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

113 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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