55379-96-9

Basic information

• Product Name: 3-(4-BUTOXYPHENYL)-2-PROPENOIC ACID
• Synonyms: 3-(4-BUTOXYPHENYL)-2-PROPENOIC ACID;4-N-BUTOXYCINNAMIC ACID;RARECHEM BK HW 0002;3-(4-Butoxyphenyl)acrylic acid
• CAS NO: 55379-96-9
• Molecular Formula: C₁₃H₁₆O₃
• Molecular Weight: 220.26
• Product Categories: Aromatic Cinnamic Acids, Esters and Derivatives
• Mol File: 55379-96-9.mol
• Article Data: 55

Chemical Properties

• Boiling Point: 376.8°C at 760 mmHg
• Flash Point: 142°C
• Appearance: /
• Density: 1.109g/cm³
• Vapor Pressure: 2.39E-06mmHg at 25°C
• Refractive Index: 1.56
• Storage Temp.: 2-8°C
• CAS DataBase Reference: 3-(4-BUTOXYPHENYL)-2-PROPENOIC ACID(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 3-(4-BUTOXYPHENYL)-2-PROPENOIC ACID(55379-96-9)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 3-(4-BUTOXYPHENYL)-2-PROPENOIC ACID(55379-96-9)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 55379-96-9(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

General Description

3-(4-BUTOXYPHENYL)-2-PROPENOIC ACID, also known as 4-Butoxy-cinnamic acid, is an organic compound predominantly made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. This chemical has not been extensively researched, so much of its potential applications and properties are not yet fully understood, but it's seen to be used in various organic syntheses. It exists as a pale yellowish solid compound at room temperature. It exhibits the chemical properties of both phenyl and propenoic acid groups. Therefore, it's likely to have the carboxylic acid reactivity of propenoic acids and the aromaticity and hydrophobicity associated with phenyl groups. It also has a butoxy functional group, which possibly enhances its solubility in organic solvents. The exact hazards or toxicity of this compound are not known and considered to be handled and used under expert surveillance.

InChI:InChI=1/C13H16O3/c1-2-3-10-16-12-7-4-11(5-8-12)6-9-13(14)15/h4-9H,2-3,10H2,1H3,(H,14,15)/b9-6+

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Relevant articles and documents

New photoreactive polymers containing short side chains as orientation layer materials: effect of side chain lengths on the alignment of liquid-crystals

A series of photoreactive polymers having cinnamoyl moieties with various flexible chain lengths as side groups were newly synthesized. The polymers were soluble in common organic solvents, producing a good quality of thin films in spin- and bar-coating and subsequent baking process. Their photoreactivity to UV light and photoalignment behavior were determined. And the polymers were evaluated as an orientation layer material to control the alignment of liquid-crystals on the film surface.

Bowl-shaped fluorescent liquid crystals derived from 4-: Tert butyl calix[4]arene and trans cinnamic acid derivatives

A new family of bowl-shaped molecules with a calix[4]arene rigid core appended by four-side and two-side substitution with trans 4-n-alkoxy cinnamic acid has been synthesized and well characterized. The LC behaviours of the novel materials were studied by using optical polarising microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry and high-temperature powder X-ray diffraction methods to confirm the smectic organization. It is found that all of the prepared materials display enantiotropic LC phases in the present series-1 (1d4-1, 1d5-l, 1d8-1, 1d10-l, 1d12-l, 1d14-l) and series-2 (1d4-1l, 1d5-ll, 1d8-1l, 1d10-ll, 1d12-ll, 1d14-ll). The electrochemical behaviour shows the higher reactivity of the proposed derivatives, which is in good agreement with the DFT values. The relationship between the structure and the mesomorphic behaviour of the compounds in both series is discussed. These synthesized supramolecular compounds show blue luminescence in solution as well as in solid thin films under long wavelength UV light. To get more insights, HOMO and LUMO studies were carried out, which support intramolecular charge transfer interactions in this class of mesogens.

Mesomorphism dependence on molecular rigidity and flexibility

A novel homologous series of liquid crystalline properties is synthesized and studied with a view to understand the effect of molecular structure on its thermotropic properties. Novel homologous series consisted of thirteen homologs. All the homologs are enantiotropically smectogenic with absence of nematic property even in the monotropic condition. Textures of the homologs as observed through an optical hot stage polarizing microscopy. The mesophase temperature range vary minimum from 6.0°C to a maximum 37.0°C at the methyloxy and propyloxy derivatives of a series respectively with its thermal stability (Sm–I) 127.0°C. Transition curves of a phase diagram behaved in normal manner. Odd–even effect is observed for Sm–I transition curve.