Eudesmic acid
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Surname | Eudesmic acid | ||||||||||||||||||
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Molecular formula | C 10 H 12 O 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Molar mass | 212.20 g mol −1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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270 kg / m 3 (bulk density) |
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Melting point |
172.3 ° C |
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boiling point |
226 ° C (10 torr) |
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As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . |
Eudesmic acid ( 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoic acid ) is an organic-chemical compound with the empirical formula C 10 H 12 O 5 . It is a derivative of benzoic acid with three methoxy substituents .
Occurrence
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Late blooming bird cherry ( Prunus serotina )
Eudesmic acid occurs naturally in the bark of late blooming bird cherry , Virginian bird cherry, and eucalyptus oil .
properties
Eudesmic acid is a flammable beige solid that is sparingly soluble in water.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 90th edition. (Internet version: 2010), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Physical Constants of Organic Compounds, pp. 3-504.
- ↑ a b c d e Entry for CAS no. 118-41-2 in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on August 17, 2015(JavaScript required) .
- ↑ Ikhlas A. Khan, Ehab A. Abourashed: Leung's Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs and Cosmetics . John Wiley & Sons, 2011, ISBN 1-118-21306-8 , pp. 38-IA61 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ PH List: Chemicals and Drugs Part A: NQ. Springer-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-65035-2 , p. 951 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
- ↑ Shmuel Yannai: Dictionary of Food Compounds with CD-ROM, Second Edition . CRC Press, 2012, ISBN 978-1-4200-8352-1 , pp. 1920 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).