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| Preferred IUPAC name
3-Phenylpropanoic acid | |
| Other names
Phenylpropionic acid, Benzenepropanoic Acid, β-Phenylpropionic Acid, Benzylacetic Acid, Dihydrocinnamic Acid, β-Phenylpropanoic Acid[1]
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.204 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| C9H10O2 | |
| Molar mass | 150.177 g/mol[2] |
| Appearance | White crystalline solid; faint, sweet, somewhat balsamic and coumarin-like odor[3] |
| Density | 1.126 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 47 to 50 °C (117 to 122 °F; 320 to 323 K) |
| Boiling point | 280 °C (536 °F; 553 K) |
| 5.9 g/L | |
| log P | 1.839[3] |
| Acidity (pKa) | 4.66 (H2O)[4] |
| Hazards | |
| Flash point | 110 °C (230 °F; 383 K)[3] |
| Related compounds | |
Related compounds
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Benzoic acid, Phenylacetic acid, Cinnamic acid |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Phenylpropanoic acid or hydrocinnamic acid is a carboxylic acid with the formula C9H10O2 belonging to the class of phenylpropanoids. It is a white, crystalline solid with a sweet, floral scent at room temperature. Phenylpropanoic acid has a wide variety of uses including cosmetics, food additives, and pharmaceuticals.[5]
- ^ "Hydrocinnamic acid". National Institute of Standards and Technology. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Hydrocinnamic Acid". R&D Chemicals. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ a b c "3-phenylpropanoic acid". Chem Spider. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ Haynes, William M., ed. (2016). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (97th ed.). CRC Press. pp. 5–89. ISBN 978-1498754286.
- ^ Korneev, Sergei (2013). "Hydrocinnamic Acids: Application and Strategy of Synthesis". Synthesis. 45 (8): 1000–1015. doi:10.1055/s-0032-1318475.