Chemical Properties
white semi-transparent crystalline solid
Uses
Cyclohexanebutyric acid was used in the growth of
Arthrobacter sp. strain CA1. It was also used in the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs).
Purification Methods
Distil the acid through a Vigreux column (p 11), and the crystalline distillate is recrystallised from pet ether. The S-benzylisothiuronium salt has m 154-155o (from EtOH) [Friediger & Pedersen Acta Chem Scand 9 1425 1955, English & Dayan J Am Chem Soc 72 4187 1950]. [Beilstein 9 II 15.]
