o-Ferulic acid

CAS Registry Number®

3626-94-6

CAS Name

o-Ferulic acid

Molecular Formula

C10H10O4

Molecular Mass

194.18

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    176 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C10H10O4/c1-14-8-4-2-3-7(10(8)13)5-6-9(11)12/h2-6,13H,1H3,(H,11,12)

InChIKey

InChIKey=VZFPHVWLPRCAGD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(=CC(O)=O)C1=C(O)C(OC)=CC=C1

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)C=CC=1C=CC=C(OC)C1O

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Propenoic acid, 3-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-
  • Cinnamic acid, 2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-
  • 3-(2-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-propenoic acid
  • Orthoferulic acid
  • 2-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acid

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