Title:  a-Phenylcinnamic Acid 
CAS Registry Number:  3368-16-9 
CAS Name:  a-(Phenylmethylene)benzeneacetic acid 
Additional Names:  2,3-diphenylacrylic acid;  2,3-diphenylpropenoic acid;  stilbene-a-carboxylic acid 
Molecular Formula:  C15H12O2 
Molecular Weight:  224.25 
Percent Composition:  C 80.34%, H 5.39%, O 14.27% 
Literature References:  Prepn of cis-form:  Buckles, Hausman, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 70, 415 (1948); Buckles, J. Chem. Educ. 27, 210 (1950); Buckles, Bremer, Org. Synth. coll. vol. IV, 777 (1963); B. H. Patwardhan, G. Bagavant, Indian J. Chem. 10, 59 (1972).  Prepn of cis- and trans-forms:  L. F. Fieser, Experiments in Organic Chemistry (Heath, Boston, 3rd ed., 1955) p 182.  Isomerization studies:  S. V. Kessar et al., Indian J. Chem. 20B, 4 (1981). 
  
Derivative Type:  cis-Form  
CAS Registry Number:  91-47-4 
Properties:  Silky needles from ether + petr ether, mp 174°.  pKa 6.1 in 60% ethanol.  uv max (ethanol):  223, 280 nm (e 32100, 19500).  Sol in hot water, methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, ether, benzene. 
Melting point:  mp 174° 
pKa:  pKa 6.1 in 60% ethanol 
Absorption maximum:  uv max (ethanol):  223, 280 nm (e 32100, 19500) 
  
Derivative Type:  trans-Form  
CAS Registry Number:  91-48-5 
Properties:  Stout prisms from ether + petr ether, mp 138-139°.  Less stable than the cis-form.  pKa 4.8 in 60% ethanol.  uv max (ethanol):  222, 289 nm (e 14500, 22500).  More sol than the cis-form. 
Melting point:  mp 138-139° 
pKa:  pKa 4.8 in 60% ethanol 
Absorption maximum:  uv max (ethanol):  222, 289 nm (e 14500, 22500) 
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