Isocrotonic acid

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Isocrotonic acid
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Isocrotonic acid (also known as quartenylic acid; formally named (Z)-2-butenoic acid) is the cis isomer of crotonic acid. It is an oil, possessing an odor similar to that of brown sugar. At its boiling point of 171.9 °C, it converts into crotonic acid. The compound can be prepared from 1,3Template:Nbhdibromo-[[2-Butanone|2Template:Nbhbutanone]] via the Favorskii rearrangement.[2]

Related compounds

Ethyl isocrotonate can be prepared by semihydrogenation of ethyl tetrolate.[3]

Rudolph Fittig and Hugo Erdmann showed that the γ-phenyl structural analog of isocrotonic acid forms α-naphthol when dehydrated, an observation that provided useful evidence in understanding the nature of naphthalene.[4]

(Z)-(C6H5)CH=CHCH2COOH   →   α-naphthol   +   H2O

References

  1. The Merck Index. An Encyclopaedia of Chemicals, Drugs and Biologicals. 14. Auflage, 2006, S. 894, Template:ISBN.
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