trans-Caffeic Acid

CAS: 501-16-6

Ref. TR-C079990

Product Information

• Name: trans-Caffeic Acid
• Synonyms: 2-Propenoic acid, 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-, (2E)-, 2-Propenoic acid, 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-, (E)-, Cinnamic acid, 3,4-dihydroxy-, (E)- (8CI), Cinnamic acid, 3,4-dihydroxy-, trans- (7CI), (2E)-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-2-propenoic acid, (2E)-3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-2-propenoic acid, (E)-3,4-Dihydroxycinnamic acid, (E)-3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-2-propenoic acid, (E)-3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)acrylic acid, (E)-Caffeic acid, 3,4-Dihydroxy-trans-cinnamic acid
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications trans-Caffeic Acid is a useful synthetic intermediate. It was used as a reactant to synthesize N-caffeoylphenalkylamide derivatives as bacterial efflux pump inhibitors. It is also used to prepare caffeic acid phenethyl ester analogs with antitumor structures.References Michalet, S., et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 17, 1755 (2007); Nagaoka, T., et al.: Bioorg. Med. Chem., 10, 3351 (2002)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 180.16
• Formula: C₉H₈O₄
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C9H8O4/c10-7-3-1-6(5-8(7)11)2-4-9(12)13/h1-5,10-11H,(H,12,13)/b4-2+
• InChI key: InChIKey=ZVMXCNFUJPLQFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: O=Cc1ccc(-c2ccc(F)cc2)cc1