Cinnamic Acid

CAS: 621-82-9

Ref. TR-C442030

Product Information

• Name: Cinnamic Acid
• Synonyms: 3-Phenyl-2-propenoic Acid, 3-Phenylacrylic Acid, NSC 623441, NSC 9189, Phenylacrylic Acid, ß-Phenylacrylic Acid, trans-3-Phenylacrylic acid, trans-3-Phenyl-2-propenoic acid, (2E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoic acid, Cinnamic acid, 3-Phenylacrylic acid, Phenylacrylic acid, 3-Phenylprop-2-Enoic Acid, 2-{[(3Alpha,5Beta,6Beta,7Beta,8Xi,9Xi,14Xi)-3,6,7-Trihydroxy-24-Oxocholan-24-Yl]Amino}Ethanesulfonic Acid, (2E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate, (2Z)-3-phenylprop-2-enoic acid, Β-Phenylacrylic Acid, (E)-Cinnamic acid, 2-Propenoic acid, 3-phenyl-, 3-Phenyl-2-propenoic acid, Acide cinnamique, Acido Cinamico, Nsc 623441, Nsc 9189, Prop-2-Enoic Acid, 3-Phenyl-, Zimtsaure

Description

Applications Cinnamic Acid is rac-form of trans-Cinnamic Acid (P336185) which is used in the synthesis of amides and esters through coupling reactions involving carboxylic acids and amines and N-methylation of amides and O-methylation of carboxylic acids.
References Kunishima, M. et al.: Tetrahedron, 55, 13159 (1999); Xia, Q. et al.: Org. Lett., 15, 3326 (2013);

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 148.159
• Formula: C₉H₈O₂
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C9H8O2/c10-9(11)7-6-8-4-2-1-3-5-8/h1-7H,(H,10,11)
• InChI key: InChIKey=WBYWAXJHAXSJNI-VOTSOKGWSA-N
• SMILES: O=C(O)/C=C/c1ccccc1