PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | 165-167 °C(lit.) |
| Boiling point: | 290.1°C (rough estimate) |
| Density | 1.0051 (rough estimate) |
| refractive index | 1.4627 (estimate) |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| solubility | Chloroform (Very Slightly, Heated), DMSO (Slightly) |
| form | Solid |
| pka | 4.78±0.10(Predicted) |
| color | White to Off-White |
| Merck | 14,9576 |
| LogP | 2.686 (est) |
Description and Uses
Traumatic Acid, is the product of a biosynthetic pathway from a physiological role of alpha-ketol fatty acids in plant lipid hydroperoxide lyase metabolism. This compound is also used in would healing as it stimulates cell division to form a protective callus around the wound site.
