2-Phenanthrenecarboxylicacid

Ref. 3D-FP148371

Product Information

• Name: 2-Phenanthrenecarboxylicacid
• Brand: Biosynth
• Description: 2-Phenanthrenecarboxylic acid is an organic acid that has been used as a denaturant in the food industry. It is also known as 2-phenylpropionic acid or 2-phenylpropanoic acid. The 2-phenanthrenecarboxylic acid molecule can be classified into five isomeric forms, which are all different from one another by the position of the double bond in the molecule. Tribromide and propiolic acid are two of these isomers. The tribromide form of 2-phenanthrenecarboxylic acid has been shown to have antimicrobial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Staphylococcus aureus isolates, while the propiolic acid isomer does not exhibit any antibacterial activity. This organic acid also exhibits mineralization properties and can be used for sequencing DNA.

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 222.24 g/mol
• Formula: C₁₅H₁₀O₂
• Purity: Min. 95%
• InChI: InChI=1S/C15H10O2/c16-15(17)12-7-8-14-11(9-12)6-5-10-3-1-2-4-13(10)14/h1-9H,(H,16,17)
• InChI key: InChIKey=QTWYUOSZMIWHJV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: O=C(O)c1ccc2c(ccc3ccccc32)c1