81190-04-7

Basic information

• Product Name: C₁₂H₁₄O₃
• Synonyms: C₁₂H₁₄O₃
• CAS NO: 81190-04-7
• Molecular Weight: 206.241
• Mol File: 81190-04-7.mol
• Article Data: 2

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: C₁₂H₁₄O₃(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: C₁₂H₁₄O₃(81190-04-7)
• EPA Substance Registry System: C₁₂H₁₄O₃(81190-04-7)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 81190-04-7(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 140-67-0 Estragole 
• 292638-85-8 acrylic acid methyl ester 
• 3724-55-8 methyl but-3-enoate 
• 459-64-3 4-methoxybenzenediazonium tetrafluoroborate 

Downstream Products

• 100117-84-8 methyl 4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-oxobutanoate 

Relevant articles and documents

p-Cymene as Solvent for Olefin Metathesis: Matching Efficiency and Sustainability

The underexploited biorenewable p-cymene is employed as a solvent for the metathesis of various substrates. p-Cymene is a nontoxic compound that can be obtained in large amounts as a side product of the cellulose and citrus industry. For the cross-metathesis of estragole with methyl acrylate, this solvent prevents the consecutive double-bond isomerization of the product and affords the best yield of all solvents tested. Undesired consecutive isomerization is a major challenge for many substrates in olefin metathesis, including pharmaceutical precursors, and the use of p-cymene as a solvent may be a way to prevent it. This solvent results in a better metathesis performance than toluene for the three substrates tested in this work, matching its performance for two other substrates.