Tropic acid

Tropic acid is a chemical with IUPAC name 3-hydroxy-2-phenylpropanoic acid and condensed structural formula HOCH2CHPhCOOH. It is a laboratory reagent used in the chemical synthesis of atropine and hyoscyamine. Tropic acid is a chiral substance, existing as either a racemic mixture or as a single enantiomer.

Tropic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3-Hydroxy-2-phenylpropanoic acid
Other names
2-Phenylhydracrylic acid; Tropate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.201
EC Number
  • 209-020-6
KEGG
MeSH C011377
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C9H10O3/c10-6-8(9(11)12)7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8,10H,6H2,(H,11,12) N
    Key: JACRWUWPXAESPB-UHFFFAOYSA-N N
  • InChI=1/C9H10O3/c10-6-8(9(11)12)7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8,10H,6H2,(H,11,12)
    Key: JACRWUWPXAESPB-UHFFFAOYAV
  • C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(CO)C(=O)O
Properties
C9H10O3
Molar mass 166.176 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
N verify (what is YN ?)
Infobox references
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.