Chemical Properties
white to light yellow crystal powde
Uses
3-(2-Furyl)acrylic acid is derivatives used in perfumes.
Uses
3-(2-Furyl)acrylic acid is a reactant used in the preparation of heteroaryl-substituted bis-trifluoromethyl carbinols and trifluoroacetophenone derivatives malonyl-CoA decarboxylase (MCD) inhibitors.
Synthesis Reference(s)
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 78, p. 3425, 1956
DOI: 10.1021/ja01595a044Organic Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 3, p. 426, 1955
Purification Methods
Crystallise the cis-isomer from *C6H6 and the trans-isomer from H2O, *C6H6 or pet ether (b 80-100o)(charcoal). [Beilstein 18 H 301, 18 III/IV 4143, 18/6 V 306.]
