CAS 19367-38-5PubChem CID 5319562
Methyl-P-Coumarate
4-coumaric acid methyl ester is a cinnamate ester that is the methyl ester of 4-coumaric acid. It has a role as an antifungal agent, a melanin synthesis inhibitor, an anti-inflammatory agent, a plant metabolite and a fungal metabolite. It is a methyl ester, a member of phenols and a cinnamate ester. It is functionally related to a 4-coumaric acid. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- methyl (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate
- Molecular formula
- C10H10O3
- Molecular weight
- 178.18 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 178.062994177 Da
- XLogP3
- 2.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 46.5 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
methyl-hydroxycinnamateRefChem:522166Methyl 4-hydroxycinnamateMethyl p-hydroxycinnamate(E)-Methyl 4-coumarateMethyl trans-p-Coumarate4-Hydroxycinnamic acid methyl ester(E)-Methyl 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acrylate
16 more reported names
methyl coumaratep-hydroxy methyl cinnamatepCAMEMethyl (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acrylatemethyl 4-hydroxy cinnamatemethyl (2E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate2-Propenoic acid, 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-, methyl ester, (2E)-coumaric acid methyl esterCinnamic acid, p-hydroxy-, methyl esterMethyl Trans-P-Coumaric AcidMethyl trans-4-HydroxycinnamateCHEBI:1940943-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-acrylic acid methyl estertrans-p-Coumaric Acid Methyl EsterMethyl ester of p-Hydroxycinnamic acidCinnamic acid, p-hydroxy-, methyl ester (8CI)
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:194094
- ChEBI:CHEBI:86904
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL146816
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID401377985
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