trans-Styrylacetic acid Chemical Properties

Melting point:

84-86 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

228.88°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.0281 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.6000 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Refrigerator (+4°C)

form 

Crystalline Powder or Needles

pka

4.46±0.10(Predicted)

color 

White to yellow-brown

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-37/39-24/25

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

29163900

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trans-Styrylacetic acid Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white to yellow-brown cryst. powder or needles

Uses

trans-Styrylacetic acid (4-Phenyl-3-butenoic acid) was used as mechanism-based inhibitor of Peptidylglycine α-hydroxylating monooxygenase.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 102, p. 2473, 1980 DOI: 10.1021/ja00527a064
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 51, p. 4354, 1986 DOI: 10.1021/jo00373a005
Tetrahedron Letters, 26, p. 2633, 1985 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)98122-X

General Description

The polarized IR spectra of the hydrogen bond system in trans-styrylacetic acid has been studied.

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