Allylacetic acid

Chemical properties

clear colorless to light yellow liquid

Chemical properties

4-Pentenoic acid has a sour, caramellic flavor with sweet aftertaste. It has an acrid flavor and odor at high levels.

The Uses of Allylacetic acid

Sulfonation yields the corresponding γ-lactone.1

The Uses of Allylacetic acid

The sulfonation of 4-pentenoic acid (Allylacetic acid) yields the corresponding γ-lactone. It was used to inhibit fatty acid oxidation in rat heart mitochondria.

The Uses of Allylacetic acid

4-Pentenoic acid (Allylacetic acid) was used to inhibit fatty acid oxidation in rat heart mitochondria.

What are the applications of Application

4-Pentenoic acid is able to inhibit fatty acid oxidation in rat heart mitochondria

Definition

ChEBI: A pentenoic acid having the double bond at position 4.

Preparation

By decarboxylation via heating allylmalonic acid; from the corresponding ethyl ester prepared by boiling ethyl 4-chloron- valerate in quinoline.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Synthetic Communications, 13, p. 889, 1983 DOI: 10.1080/00397918308059542

General Description

4-Pentenoic acid is a volatile acid reported to be found in tobacco.

Safety Profile

Poison by subcutaneous and intraperitoneal routes. Moderately toxic by ingestion. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.