4-Methoxybenzenepropanoic acid ethyl ester
[CAS# 22767-72-2]

Identification

• Classification: Natural product >> Phenylpropanoid
• Name: 4-Methoxybenzenepropanoic acid ethyl ester
• Synonyms: Ethyl p-methoxyhydrocinnamate; NSC 408331
• Molecular Formula: C₁₂H₁₆O₃
• Molecular Weight: 208.25
• CAS Registry Number: 22767-72-2

Properties

• Solubility: Very slightly soluble (0.54 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.0628 g/cm³ (25 ºC)^**
• Boiling point: 165 ºC (14 Torr)^***
• Refractive index: 1.5016 (589.3 nm 25 ºC)^**
• Flash point: 117.7±15.0 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2014 ACD/Labs)

^** Bowden, Everett; Journal of the American Chemical Society 1940, V62, P2422-3.

^*** Kindler, Karl; Justus Liebigs Annalen der Chemie 1927, V452, P90-120.