Tropic acid

Tropic acid

Names
IUPAC name 3-Hydroxy-2-phenylpropanoic acid
Other names 2-Phenylhydracrylic acid; Tropate
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	529-64-6 Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:CHEBI:30765 N
ChemSpider	10274 N
EC number	209-020-6
InChI InChI=1S/C9H10O3/c10-6-8(9(11)12)7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8,10H,6H2,(H,11,12) N Key: JACRWUWPXAESPB-UHFFFAOYSA-N N InChI=1/C9H10O3/c10-6-8(9(11)12)7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8,10H,6H2,(H,11,12) Key: JACRWUWPXAESPB-UHFFFAOYAV
Jmol-3D images	Image
KEGG	C01456 N
MeSH	C011377
PubChem	10726
SMILES C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(CO)C(=O)O
Properties
Molecular formula	C9H10O3
Molar mass	166.17 g·mol−1
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Infobox references

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.

Uses

Tropic acid is reacted with tropine (product of tropinone) to produce atropine.