Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-19 05:21:08 UTC
Update Date2022-08-31 22:45:21 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0034218
Metabolite Identification
Common NameTropic acid
DescriptionTropic acid is a chemical with IUPAC name 3-hydroxy-2-phenylpropanoic acid and condensed structural formula HOCH2CHPhCOOH. It is a laboratory reagent used in the chemical synthesis of atropine and hyoscyamine. Tropic acid is a chiral substance, existing as either a racemic mixture or as a single enantiomer.
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
(+-)-Tropic acidChEBI
2-Phenylhydracrylic acidChEBI
3-Hydroxy-2-phenylpropionic acidChEBI
alpha-(Hydroxymethyl)benzeneacetic acidChEBI
alpha-(Hydroxymethyl)phenylacetic acidChEBI
alpha-Phenyl-beta-hydroxypropionic acidChEBI
beta-Hydroxyhydratropic acidChEBI
Tropic acidKegg
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a-(Hydroxymethyl)phenylacetateGenerator
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a-Phenyl-b-hydroxypropionateGenerator
a-Phenyl-b-hydroxypropionic acidGenerator
alpha-Phenyl-beta-hydroxypropionateGenerator
Α-phenyl-β-hydroxypropionateGenerator
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b-HydroxyhydratropateGenerator
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beta-HydroxyhydratropateGenerator
Β-hydroxyhydratropateGenerator
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Tropic acid, monosodium saltHMDB
alpha-Phenylhydracrylic acidHMDB
Tropic acid, (+-)-isomerHMDB
Tropic acid, (S)-isomerHMDB
Tropic acid, (R)-isomerHMDB
TropateGenerator
Molecular FormulaC9H10O3
Average Mass166.1739
Monoisotopic Mass166.062994186
IUPAC Name3-hydroxy-2-phenylpropanoic acid
Traditional Name(+-)-tropic acid
CAS Registry Number552-63-6
SMILES
OCC(C(O)=O)C1=CC=CC=C1
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C9H10O3/c10-6-8(9(11)12)7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8,10H,6H2,(H,11,12)
InChI KeyJACRWUWPXAESPB-UHFFFAOYSA-N