| IUPAC name | 3-hydroxy-2-phenylpropanoic acid |
| canonical smiles | C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(CO)C(=O)O |
| inchi | 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 key | JACRWUWPXAESPB-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| molecular formula | C9H10O3 |
| synonyms | TROPIC ACIDdl-Tropic acid552-63-63-hydroxy-2-phenylpropanoic acid529-64-6 |
| Compound Description | Tropic acid is a 3-hydroxy monocarboxylic acid that is propionic acid in which one of the hydrogens at position 2 is substituted by a phenyl group, and one of the methyl hydrogens is substituted by a hydroxy group. It has a role as a human xenobiotic metabolite. It is functionally related to a propionic acid and a hydratropic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a tropate.Tropic acid is a natural product found in Apis, Secale cereale, and other organisms with data available.Tropic acid is a metabolite found in or produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. |