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4-Imidazoleacrylic acid

99%

Synonym(s):

3-(4-Imidazolyl)acrylic acid, Urocanic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H6N2O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
138.12
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
203-258-4
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
81405
MDL number:
Assay:
99%
Form:
powder

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biological source

synthetic

assay

99%

form

powder

mp

226-228 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid

SMILES string

OC(=O)\C=C\c1c[nH]cn1

InChI

1S/C6H6N2O2/c9-6(10)2-1-5-3-7-4-8-5/h1-4H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/b2-1+

InChI key

LOIYMIARKYCTBW-OWOJBTEDSA-N

General description

4-Imidazoleacrylic acid also known as urocanic acid is a natural metabolite derived from histidine. It is majorly used as a UV chromophore with a strong absorption spectrum in the UV-B region in the range of 300-280 nm.

Application

4-Imidazoleacrylic acid can be used as a precursor for the synthesis of (±)-homohistidine, urocanic acid-modified chitosan, and N1-aryl(heteroaryl)alkyl-N2-[3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propyl]guanidines,.

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Storage Class

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ppe

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