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| ImageFile = Phenylcinnamic Acid.jpeg |
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{{R category shell| |
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| ImageAlt = Skeleton Formula for Alpha-Phenylcinnamic Acid |
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{{R from less specific name}} |
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| IUPACName = (2E)-2,3-diphenylprop-2-enoic acid |
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{{R with history}} |
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| OtherNames = Alpha-Phenylcinnamic Acid, a-(Phenylmethylene)benzeneacetic acid, a-Phenyl-trans-cinnamic acid, α-Phenylcinnamic acid |
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| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers |
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| CASNo = 91-48-5 |
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| SMILES = OC(=O)C(=C/C1=CC=CC=C1)/C2=CC=CC=C2}} |
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| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties |
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| Formula = C15H12O2 |
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| MolarMass = 224.25g/mol<ref>http://www.chemicalbook.com/ProductChemicalPropertiesCB6854603_EN.htm</ref> |
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| Appearance = White to Light Yellow Powder |
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| MeltingPt = 172°C - 174°C |
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| BoilingPt = 224°C - 225°C |
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| Solubility = Slightly soluble in water}} |
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| Section3 = {{Chembox Hazards |
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| MainHazards = Irritant<ref>http://msds.chem.ox.ac.uk/PH/alpha-phenyl_cinnamic_acid.html</ref>}} |
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Alpha-Phenylcinnamic Acid is a ], or, more specifically, ]. It has the formula C15H12O2 and appears as an off-white crystalline solid<ref>http://www.chemexper.com/search/cas/91485.html</ref>. |
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==Uses== |
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Alpha-Phenylcinnamic Acid is frequently used as a compound synthesized in undergraduate laboratories to study the ], but is primarily seen as in intermediate or precursor to other, more useful phenylpropanoids. |
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==Synthesis== |
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There are many ways to synthesize Alpha-Phenylcinnamic acid; some of the more popular methods of formation include the condensation of ] with ] in the presence of ], the distillation of ], or by the reaction of ] with ] in ]<ref>Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 4, p.777 (1963); Vol. 33, p.70 (1953).</ref>. |
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==References== |
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