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 |
| form | Liquid |
| pka | 4.90±0.33(Predicted) |
| color | Clear colorless to yellow |
| optical activity | [α]/D +14±1°, c = 2% in ethanol |
| BRN | 4904351 |
Description and Uses
(+)-trans-Chrysanthemic acid may be used in the preparation of (+)-trans-pyrethric acid, a building block for rethrin II.
