C10H10O4
194.18 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning
Ferulic acid
CAS537-98-4EC214-490-0
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
food preservative and antioxidant
Ferulic acid is a hydroxycinnamic acid derivative and a phenolic compound naturally found in plant cell walls. It is commonly used as a food preservative and antioxidant.
food preservativeantioxidant
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CAS 537-98-4
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoic acid
InChIKey
KSEBMYQBYZTDHS-HWKANZROSA-N
SMILES
COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)/C=C/C(=O)O)O
Synonyms (53)
- Ferulic acid, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- Ferulic acid, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- (E)-Coniferic acid
- (E)-Ferulate
- (E)-Ferulic acid
- (E)-Ferulic acid (Standard)
- Coniferic acid
- Ferulic acid (M5)
- Ferulic acid (Standard)
- Ferulic acid, natural
- Ferulic acid, trans-
- Fumalic acid
- Fumalic acid (Ferulic acid)
- caffeic acid 3-methyl ether
- ferrulic acid
- ferulaic acid
- ferulasaure
- ferulic acid
- ferulic acid, (E)-
- ferulic acid, monosodium salt
- t-ferulic acid
- trans-Ferulate
- trans-Ferulic Acid