3-BENZOYLPROPIONIC ACID Chemical Properties

Melting point:

114-117 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

270.41°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.1601 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5370 (estimate)

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

form 

Crystalline Powder

pka

4.53±0.17(Predicted)

color 

White to cream

BRN 

639757

CAS DataBase Reference

2051-95-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Benzenebutanoic acid, .gamma.-oxo- (2051-95-8)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi,Xn

Risk Statements 

36/37/38-20/21/22

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29183000

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3-BENZOYLPROPIONIC ACID Usage And Synthesis

Uses

3-Benzoylpropionic acid is a carboxylate compound and can be used as a fungicide and an oligonucleotide synthesis reagent.

Chemical Properties

white to cream crystalline powder

Definition

ChEBI: A 4-oxo monocarboxylic acid that is butyric acid bearing oxo and phenyl substituents at position 4.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 9, p. 52, 1966 DOI: 10.1021/jm00319a013
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 69, p. 11, 1947 DOI: 10.1021/ja01193a003
Tetrahedron Letters, 5, p. 2777, 1964

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