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Product Code B3281-10g
Price $65 ex. VAT

A fluorinated cinnamic acid building block

Used as a synthesis precursor for APIs


Specifications | MSDS | Literature and Reviews


trans-3,4-Difluorocinnamic acid (CAS number 112897-97-9) is a difluoro-substituted benzene featuring a trans-propenoic acid. trans-3,4-Difluorocinnamic acid is readily used for the synthesis of substituted isoquinolones through Curtius rearrangement. Substituted isoquinolones are found to be effective 5-HT3 antagonists (infective dose ID50 of 0.35 μg/kg) in anticancer treatments.

trans-3,4-Difluorocinnamic acid is also utilized in the synthesis of psammaplin A derivatives as radiosensitizers for human lung cancer. The product derived from trans-3,4-difluorocinnamic acid demonstrates a potency of 16.14 μM.

Multiple functional groups

Multiple functional groups

For facile synthesis

Fluorinated cinnamic acid building block

Fluorinated cinnamic acid building block

For drug discovery, medicinal chemistry, and biochemistry

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General Information


CAS Number 112897-97-9
Chemical Formula C9H6F2O2
Full Name (2E)-3-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)-prop-2-enoic acid
Molecular Weight 184.14 g/mol
Synonyms (2E)-3-(3,4-Difluorophenyl)acrylic acid
Classification / Family Fluorinated building blocks, Cinnamic acid building blocks, APIs

Chemical Structure


trans-3,4-Difluorocinnamic acid chemical structure, CAS 112897-97-9
trans-3,4-Difluorocinnamic acid chemical structure, CAS 112897-97-9

Product Details


Purity 98%
Melting Point Tm = 194 °C – 196 °C
Appearance White powder

MSDS Documentation


trans-3,4-Difluorocinnamic acidtrans-3,4-Difluorocinnamic acid MSDS Sheet

Literature and Reviews


  1. Synthesis of novel substituted isoquinolones, N. Briet et al., Tetrahedron, 58, 5761–2766 (2002); DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(02)00573-2.
  2. Harmicines — harmine and cinnamic acid hybrids as novel antiplasmodial hits, I. Perković et al., Eur. J. Med. Chem., 187, 111927 (2020); DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.111927.
  3. Synthesis of unnatural flavonoids and stilbenes by exploiting the plant biosynthetic pathway in Escherichia coli, Y. Katsuyama et al., Chem. Biol., 14, 613–621 (2007); DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2007.05.004.
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