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Usage

Uses

Used in Food and Beverage Industry:
(2E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enal is used as a flavoring agent for its aromatic and pungent odor, adding unique taste and aroma to various foods and beverages.
Used in Perfume and Cosmetic Industry:
(2E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enal is used as a key ingredient in the manufacturing of perfumes and other cosmetic products, providing a distinctive scent and enhancing the overall fragrance.
Used in Natural Medicine:
(2E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enal has been studied for its potential antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, making it a subject of interest in the field of natural medicine for its potential health benefits.
Used in Food Preservation:
Due to its antimicrobial properties, (2E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enal is used in food preservation to extend the shelf life of various food products and prevent spoilage.

Upstream product

• 123-08-0 4-hydroxy-benzaldehyde 
• 75-07-0 acetaldehyde 
• 82575-52-8 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-ene nitrile 
• 1397255-01-4 3-(4-(2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-oxoethoxy)phenyl)acrylaldehyde 
• 3943-97-3 methyl p-hydroxycinnamate 
• 3690-05-9 4-hydroxycinnamic alcohol 
• 256946-28-8 3-(4'-pyranyloxyphenyl)propanol 
• 74882-15-8 3-(4-methoxymethoxyphenyl)propyl alcohol 
• 107866-55-7 4-(3-hydroxypropyl)phenyl acetate 
• 6515-21-5 4-methoxymethoxy-benzaldehyde 
• 115754-62-6 (1,3-dioxolan-2-ylmethyl)tributylphosphonium bromide 
• 7400-08-0 para-coumaric acid 
• 539-12-8 4-Propenyl-phenol 
• 24680-50-0 4-methoxy-trans-cinnamaldehyde 

Downstream Products

• 1314759-68-6 C₂₀H₂₂O₂ 
• 1314839-77-4 C₂₂H₂₇NO₃ 
• 1314839-78-5 C₂₃H₂₉NO₃ 
• 1314759-76-6 C₂₂H₂₇NO₃*ClH 
• 1314759-78-8 C₂₃H₂₉NO₃*ClH 
• 1314759-67-5 C₁₉H₂₀O₂ 
• 3690-05-9 4-hydroxycinnamic alcohol 
• 501-36-0 (E)-5-[2-4-(hydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]-1,3-benzenediol 
• 7400-08-0 p-Coumaric Acid 
• 58505-83-2 4‐((E)-2-formylvinyl)phenyl acetate 
• 3373-32-8 4-hydroxy-trans-cinnamaldehyde-(2,4-dinitro-phenylhydrazone) 
• 73213-61-3 methyl boninenalate 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

The catalytic machinery of the FAD-dependent AtBBE-like protein 15 for alcohol oxidation: Y193 and Y479 form a catalytic base, Q438 and R292 an alkoxide binding site

Monolignol oxidoreductases are members of the berberine bridge enzyme–like (BBE-like) protein family (pfam 08031) that oxidize monolignols to the corresponding aldehydes. They are FAD-dependent enzymes that exhibit the para-cresolmethylhydroxylase-topology, also known as vanillyl oxidase-topology. Recently, we have reported the structural and biochemical characterization of two monolignol oxidoreductases from Arabidopsis thaliana, AtBBE13 and AtBBE15. Now, we have conducted a comprehensive site directed mutagenesis study for AtBBE15, to expand our understanding of the catalytic mechanism of this enzyme class. Based on the kinetic properties of active site variants and molecular dynamics simulations, we propose a refined, structure-guided reaction mechanism for the family of monolignol oxidoreductases. Here, we propose that this reaction is facilitated stepwise by the deprotonation of the allylic alcohol and a subsequent hydride transfer from the Cα-atom of the alkoxide to the flavin. We describe an excessive hydrogen bond network that enables the catalytic mechanism of the enzyme. Within this network Tyr479 and Tyr193 act concertedly as active catalytic bases to facilitate the proton abstraction. Lys436 is indirectly involved in the deprotonation as this residue determines the position of Tyr193 via a cation-π interaction. The enzyme forms a hydrophilic cavity to accommodate the alkoxide intermediate and to stabilize the transition state from the alkoxide to the aldehyde. By means of molecular dynamics simulations, we have identified two different and distinct binding modes for the substrate in the alcohol and alkoxide state. The alcohol interacts with Tyr193 and Tyr479 while Arg292, Gln438 and Tyr193 form an alkoxide binding site to accommodate this intermediate. The pH-dependency of the activity of the active site variants revealed that the integrity of the alkoxide binding site is also crucial for the fine tuning of the pKa of Tyr193 and Tyr479. Sequence alignments showed that key residues for the mechanism are highly conserved, indicating that our proposed mechanism is not only relevant for AtBBE15 but for the majority of BBE-like proteins.

Discovery of novel diphenylbutene derivative ferroptosis inhibitors as neuroprotective agents

Ferroptosis is a regulated and iron-dependent cell death. Ferroptosis inhibitors are promising for treating many neurological diseases. Herein, with phenotypic assays, we discovered a new diphenylbutene derivative ferroptosis inhibitor, DPT. Based on this hit, we synthesized fourteen new diphenylbutene derivatives, evaluated their ferroptosis inhibitory activities in HT22 mouse hippocampal neuronal cells, and found that three compounds exhibited improved inhibitory activities compared with DPT. Among these active compounds, compound 3f displayed the most potent anti-ferroptosis activity (EC50 = 1.7 μM). Further studies demonstrated that 3f is a specific ferroptosis inhibitor. And we revealed that different from the classic ferroptosis inhibitors, 3f blocked ferroptosis by increasing FSP1 protein level. Moreover, 3f can penetrate blood-brain barrier (BBB). In a rat model of ischemic stroke, 3f effectively mitigated cerebral ischemic injury. Therefore, we are confirmed that 3f, as a novel ferroptosis inhibitor with a new scaffold, is promising for further development as an agent against neurological diseases.

Synthesis and evaluation of antioxidant properties of 2-substituted quinazolin-4(3H)-ones

Quinazolinones represent an important scaffold in medicinal chemistry with diverse biological activities. Here, two series of 2-substituted quinazolin-4(3H)-ones were synthesized and evaluated for their antioxidant properties using three different methods, namely DPPH, ABTS and TEACCUPRAC, to obtain key information about the structure-antioxidant activity relationships of a diverse set of substituents at position 2 of the main quinazolinone scaffold. Regarding the antioxidant activity, ABTS and TEACCUPRAC assays were more sensitive and gave more reliable results than the DPPH assay. To obtain antioxidant activity of 2-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-one, the presence of at least one hydroxyl group in addition to the methoxy substituent or the second hydroxyl on the phenyl ring in the ortho or para positions is required. An additional ethylene linker between quinazolinone ring and phenolic substituent, present in the second series (compounds 25a and 25b), leads to increased antioxidant activity. Furthermore, in addition to antioxidant activity, the derivatives with two hydroxyl groups in the ortho position on the phenyl ring exhibited metal-chelating properties. Our study represents a successful use of three different antioxidant activity evaluation methods to define 2-(2, 3-dihydroxyphenyl)quinazolin-4(3H)-one 21e as a potent antioxidant with promising metal-chelating properties.

Biocatalytic reduction of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids to allylic alcohols

We have developed robust in vivo and in vitro biocatalytic systems that enable reduction of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids to allylic alcohols and their saturated analogues. These compounds are prevalent scaffolds in many industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals. A substrate profiling study of a carboxylic acid reductase (CAR) investigating unexplored substrate space, such as benzo-fused (hetero)aromatic carboxylic acids and α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids, revealed broad substrate tolerance and provided information on the reactivity patterns of these substrates. E. coli cells expressing a heterologous CAR were employed as a multi-step hydrogenation catalyst to convert a variety of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids to the corresponding saturated primary alcohols, affording up to >99percent conversion. This was supported by the broad substrate scope of E. coli endogenous alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), as well as the unexpected CC bond reducing activity of E. coli cells. In addition, a broad range of benzofused (hetero)aromatic carboxylic acids were converted to the corresponding primary alcohols by the recombinant E. coli cells. An alternative one-pot in vitro two-enzyme system, consisting of CAR and glucose dehydrogenase (GDH), demonstrates promiscuous carbonyl reductase activity of GDH towards a wide range of unsaturated aldehydes. Hence, coupling CAR with a GDH-driven NADP(H) recycling system provides access to a variety of (hetero)aromatic primary alcohols and allylic alcohols from the parent carboxylates, in up to >99percent conversion. To demonstrate the applicability of these systems in preparative synthesis, we performed 100 mg scale biotransformations for the preparation of indole-3-aldehyde and 3-(naphthalen-1-yl)propan-1-ol using the whole-cell system, and cinnamyl alcohol using the in vitro system, affording up to 85percent isolated yield.

Amino acid derivative, feed composition and application thereof

The invention provides an amino acid derivative, a feed composition and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of animal feed additives. The amino acid derivative is a compound with astructure shown as a formula (I), and a stereoisomer, a tautomer, a solvate, a metabolite, a feed acceptable salt or a prodrug thereof. In formula (I) shown in the specification, Z is a C1-C3 alkylene group. X is an indole ring group with a structure shown as a formula (II). The formula (II) is shown in the specification, wherein Y is phenyl with the structure shown in the formula (III) shown inthe specification. The amino acid derivative is used as an animal feed additive, and can promote the growth of animals and improve the feed conversion.

METHOD OF SELECTIVELY OXIDIZING LIGNIN

A method of selectively reacting lignin or a lignin-derived reactant to yield an aromatic product. The method includes the step of reacting lignin or a lignin-derived reactant with a molybdenum-containing catalyst, in a solvent, and optionally in the presence of an oxidant, for a time and a temperature wherein at least a portion of the lignin or lignin-derived reactant is selectively converted into an aromatic product, preferably coniferaldehyde and/or sinapaldehyde.

Evolution of physical and photocatalytic properties of new Zn(II) and Ru(II) complexes

Synthesis of Zn(II) and Ru(II) complexes were reported by using N4-macrocyclic Schiff base ligands under solvothermal conditions. The newly synthesized Zn(II) and Ru(II) complexes have been characterized by various physico-chemical techniques such as elemental analysis, molar conductance, HRMS, TGA, FESEM, UV–Vis, FT-IR, 1H NMR, and cyclic voltammetry. By using molar conductance studies, the complexes are formulated as [Zn(TPTTP)]Cl2 and [Ru(TPTTP)Cl2]. C–H bond activation of an sp3 group of methylstyrenes (converted into cinnamaldehydes) and C–H bond activation of the sp2 bond of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons through photooxidation was examined in the presence of Zn(II) and Ru(II) complexes. Reusable activity studies and photostability of catalyst are investigated by using UV–Vis spectra. Based on the results, higher catalytic activity of [Ru(TPTTP)Cl2] complex than [Zn(TPTTP)]Cl2 complex in both C–H bond activation and photooxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons has been reported.

DDQ-mediated oxidation of allylarenes: Expedient access to cinnamaldehyde-containing phenylpropanoids

Phenylpropanoid natural products containing a cinnamaldehyde motif were easily synthesized from allylarenes mediated by 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ) oxidation. Representative examples described herein are five types of 4-hydroxycinnamaldehyde derivatives from monolignols biosynthesis, Boropinal C, and 7-methoxywutaifuranal from plant extracts. Especially, simple synthesis of 7-methoxywutaifuranal was exploited through selective mono-oxidation and subsequent isomerization-ring-closing-metathesis strategy.

Selective oxidation of lignin model compounds

Lignin, the planet’s most abundant renewable source of aromatic compounds, is difficult to degrade efficiently to well-defined aromatics. We developed a microwave-assisted catalytic Swern oxidation system using an easily prepared catalyst, MoO2Cl2(DMSO)2, and DMSO as the solvent and oxidant. It demonstrated high efficiency in transforming lignin model compounds containing the units and functional groups found in native lignins. The aromatic ring substituents strongly influenced the selectivity of β-ether phenolic dimer cleavage to generate sinapaldehyde and coniferaldehyde, monomers not usually produced by oxidative methods. Time-course studies on two key intermediates provided insight into the reaction pathway. Owing to the broad scope of this oxidation system and the insight gleaned with regard to its mechanism, this strategy could be adapted and applied in a general sense to the production of useful aromatic chemicals from phenolics and lignin.

Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Phenylpropanoids and Coumarins: Total Synthesis of Osthol

Herein we describe a one-pot microwave-assisted method for the synthesis of cinnamic acid and coumarin derivatives. The synthesis begins with an aldehyde synthon, and the chosen reaction conditions determine whether a cinnamic acid or coumarin derivative is formed. A regioselective Claisen rearrangement was also efficiently incorporated into the synthetic sequence to further increase the complexity of the product. Notably, this approach provides high product yields and selectivities without the need of a phenol protecting group.