Tropic acid
Tropic acid is a chemical with IUPAC name 3-hydroxy-2-phenylpropanoic acid and condensed structural formula HOCH2CHPhCOOH. It is a laboratory reagent used in the chemical synthesis of atropine and hyoscyamine. Tropic acid is a chiral substance, existing as either a racemic mixture or as a single enantiomer.
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3-Hydroxy-2-phenylpropanoic acid | |
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2-Phenylhydracrylic acid; Tropate | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.008.201 |
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MeSH | C011377 |
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Molar mass | 166.176 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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References
- Gadzikowska, M; Grynkiewicz, G (2002). "Tropane alkaloical and phytochemical analysis". Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica. 59 (2): 149–60. PMID 12365608.
- Sletzinger, Paulsen, U.S. Patent 2,390,278 (1945 to Merck & Co.).
- Blicke, U.S. Patent 2,716,650 (1955 to University of Michigan).
- DE 923426, Blicke, Frederick Franklin, "Verfahren zur Herstellung von α-substituierten β-Oxypropionsäuren [Process for the preparation of α-substituted β-oxypropionic acids]", published 1955-02-14, assigned to Sterling Drug Inc.
- Blicke, F. F., Raffelson, H., Barna, B. (January 1952). "The Preparation of Tropic Acid". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 74 (1): 253–253. doi:10.1021/ja01121a504.
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