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2-Methylhydrocinnamic acid

99%

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Linear Formula:
CH3C6H4CH2CH2CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
164.20
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

99%

mp

100-103 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid

SMILES string

Cc1ccccc1CCC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C10H12O2/c1-8-4-2-3-5-9(8)6-7-10(11)12/h2-5H,6-7H2,1H3,(H,11,12)

InChI key

JIRKNEAMPYVPTD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2-Methylhydrocinnamic acid is a carboxylic acid building block. It participates in the synthesis of 2-methyl-3-phenylpropanol.

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Holger Bühler et al.
Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology, 6(4), 711-717 (2005-04-07)
The influence of Trp128-substituted mutants of the hydroxynitrile lyase from Manihot esculenta (MeHNL) on the stereoselectivity of MeHNL-catalyzed HCN additions to aldehydes with stereogenic centers, which yield the corresponding cyanohydrins, is described. In rac-2-phenylpropionaldehyde (rac-1) reactions, wild-type (wtMeHNL) and all

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