trans-3-Nitrocinnamic acid
[CAS# 1772-76-5]

Identification

• Name: trans-3-Nitrocinnamic acid
• Synonyms: (2E)-3-(3-Nitrophenyl)-2-propenoic acid; (E)-3-Nitrocinnamic acid; (E)-m-Nitrocinnamic acid; trans-3-(3-Nitrophenyl)acrylic acid
• Molecular Formula: C₉H₇NO₄
• Molecular Weight: 193.16
• CAS Registry Number: 1772-76-5

Properties

• Solubility: Slightly soluble (1 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.411±0.06 g/cm³ (20 ºC 760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Melting point: 204.5-205 ºC^**
• Refractive index: 1.5845 (589.3 nm 20 ºC)^***

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2016 ACD/Labs)

^** Tsatsas, Georges; Bulletin de la Societe Chimique de France 1964, (10), P2617-18.

^*** Rhoads, Sarah Jane; Journal of Organic Chemistry 1957, V22, P321-3.