PRODUCT Properties
Melting point: | 17-21 °C |
alpha | D25 +14.16° (c = 1.554 in abs alc) |
Boiling point: | 255.81°C (rough estimate) |
Density | 0.9934 (rough estimate) |
refractive index | n |
storage temp. | 0-6°C |
pka | 4.90±0.33(Predicted) |
form | Liquid |
color | Clear colorless to yellow |
optical activity | [α]/D +14±1°, c = 2% in ethanol |
BRN | 4904351 |
CAS DataBase Reference | 4638-92-0 |
EPA Substance Registry System | Cyclopropanecarboxylic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-3-(2-methyl-1-propenyl)-, (1R,3R)- (4638-92-0) |
Description and Uses
(+)-trans-Chrysanthemic acid may be used in the preparation of (+)-trans-pyrethric acid, a building block for rethrin II.