Sinapaldehyde

Sinapaldehyde
Kekulé skeletal formula of sinapaldehyde (2E)-2-en with some implicit hydrogens shown and one explicit hydrogen added
Names
Systematic IUPAC name
(E)-3-(4-Hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enal[1]
Other names
    • (trans)-3,5-Dimethoxy-4-hydroxycinnamaldehyde
    • Sinapic aldehyde
    • Sinapinaldehyde
    • Sinapoyl aldehyde
    • Sinapyl aldehyde
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
3DMet
2215799
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.156.065 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 627-731-3
KEGG
MeSH Sinapaldehyde
  • InChI=1S/C11H12O4/c1-14-9-6-8(4-3-5-12)7-10(15-2)11(9)13/h3-7,13H,1-2H3/b4-3+
    Key: CDICDSOGTRCHMG-ONEGZZNKSA-N
  • COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)/C=C/C=O
Properties
C11H12O4
Molar mass 208.213 g·mol−1
Melting point 104 to 106 °C (219 to 223 °F; 377 to 379 K)
log P 1.686
Acidity (pKa) 9.667
Basicity (pKb) 4.330
Hazards
GHS labelling:[2]
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H319, H335
Related compounds
Related alkenals
Cinnamaldehyde

Coniferyl aldehyde
DMACA reagent
2-Nitrocinnamaldehyde

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Sinapaldehyde is an organic compound with the formula HO(CH3O)2C6H2CH=CHCHO. It is a derivative of cinnamaldehyde, featuring one hydroxy group and two methoxy groups as substituents. It is an intermediate in the formation of sinapyl alcohol, a lignol that is a major precursor to lignin.[3][4]

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  2. ^ "C&L Inventory". www.echa.europa.eu.
  3. ^ Wout Boerjan, John Ralph, Marie Baucher "Lignin Biosynthesis" Annu. Rev. Plant Biol. 2003, vol. 54, pp. 519–46. doi:10.1146/annurev.arplant.54.031902.134938
  4. ^ Li, Laigeng; Cheng, Xiao Fei; Leshkevich, Jacqueline; Umezawa, Toshiaki; Harding, Scott A.; Chiang, Vincent L. (2001). "The Last Step of Syringyl Monolignol Biosynthesis in Angiosperms is Regulated by a Novel Gene Encoding Sinapyl Alcohol Dehydrogenase". The Plant Cell. 13 (7): 1567–1586. doi:10.1105/tpc.010111. PMC 139549. PMID 11449052.