4-Acetoxycinnamic acid is an acetate ester obtained by the formal condensation of the hydroxy group of trans-4-coumaric acid with acetic acid. 4-Acetoxycinnamic acid is a member of cinnamic acids and a member of phenyl acetates. 4-Acetoxycinnamic acid derives from a trans-4-coumaric acid[1].
ChEBI: 4-acetoxycinnamic acid is an acetate ester obtained by the formal condensation of the hydroxy group of trans-4-coumaric acid with acetic acid. It is a member of cinnamic acids and a member of phenyl acetates. It is functionally related to a trans-4-coumaric acid.
[1] Kunio Kimura, et al. Self-Organizing Polycondensation of (E)-4-Acetoxycinnamic Acid for Preparation of Poly(p-oxycinnamoyl) Microspheres.Macromolecules 2003, 36, 20, 7721–7729.
