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 |  | 4-Methoxycinnamic acid Basic information |  
  
 |  | 4-Methoxycinnamic acid Chemical Properties |  
  
| Hazard Codes  | Xi |  | Risk Statements  | 36/37/38 |  | Safety Statements  | 26-37/39-36 |  | WGK Germany  | 3 |  | RTECS  | UD3391300 |  | F  | 8 |  | Hazard Note  | Irritant |  | TSCA  | Yes |  | HS Code  | 29173990 |  
  
 |  | 4-Methoxycinnamic acid Usage And Synthesis |  
 | Chemical Properties | white fine crystalline powde |  | Uses | 4-Methoxycinnamic acid(p-MCA) exerted antihyperglycemic/hypoglycemic effect by stimulating insulin secretion from pancreas and could be developed into a new potential for therapeutic agent used in type 2 diabetic patients.
 |  | Uses | It exerts anti-hyperglycemic/ hypoglycemic effect by stimulating insulin secretion from pancreas. It could be developed into a new potential therapeutic agent used in type 2 diabetic patients. |  | Definition | ChEBI: A methoxycinnamic acid having a single methoxy substituent at the 4-position on the phenyl ring. |  | Synthesis Reference(s) | Journal of the American Chemical Society, 79, p. 3452, 1957 DOI: 10.1021/ja01570a037 Tetrahedron Letters, 31, p. 5913, 1990 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)97992-9 |  | Purification Methods | Crystallise the acid from MeOH to constant melting point and UV spectrum. [Beilstein 10 IV 1005.] |  
  
 |  | 4-Methoxycinnamic acid Preparation Products And Raw materials |  
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