tropic acid

Term ID

CHEBI:30765

Synonyms

• (+-)-tropic acid
• 2-phenylhydracrylic acid
• 3-hydroxy-2-phenylpropanoic acid
• 3-hydroxy-2-phenylpropionic acid
• alpha-(hydroxymethyl)benzeneacetic acid
• alpha-(Hydroxymethyl)phenylacetic acid
• alpha-phenyl-beta-hydroxypropionic acid
• beta-hydroxyhydratropic acid
• Tropic acid

Definition

A 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid that is propionic acid in which one of the hydrogens at position 2 is substituted by a phenyl group, and one of the methyl hydrogens is substituted by a hydroxy group.

References

• cas:552-63-6
• kegg.compound:C01456
• knapsack:C00035885
• pubmed:17439666
• pubmed:1796606
• pubmed:20077079
• pubmed:22467254
• pubmed:6856668
• pubmed:9023182
• pubmed:9535182
• reaxys:2209199
• wikipedia.en:Tropic_acid

Ontology

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