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T89206

Sigma-Aldrich

Tropic acid

98%

Synonym(s):

2-Phenylhydracrylic acid, 3-Hydroxy-2-phenylpropionic acid

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
C6H5CH(CH2OH)CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
166.17
Beilstein:
2209199
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

98%

mp

116-118 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OCC(C(O)=O)c1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C9H10O3/c10-6-8(9(11)12)7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8,10H,6H2,(H,11,12)

InChI key

JACRWUWPXAESPB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Tropic acid can be used as a substrate in:
  • Esterification of carboxylic acids and alcohols in the presence of dried Dowex H+/NaI catalyst system.
  • Multistep synthesis of cyclic pentadepsipeptides.
  • Synthesis of an isocoumarin derivative by reacting with tetracyanobenzene (TCNB) via multicomponent photo reaction.

Tropic acid is used in the synthesis of (−)-anisodine, atropine and hyoscyamine.

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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-Anisodine (l-6,7-epoxy-3-tropyl-alpha-hydroxytropate), which was isolated from the medicinal plant Scopolia tanguticus Maxim, was the first efficiently prepared using 6-beta-acetyltropine as the starting material via a key step of the Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation (AD). The intermediate compounds 10 and 11 showed

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