CAS 3070-71-1: 2-Benzyl Acrylic Acid Methyl Ester

Methyl 2-benzylacrylate

2-Benzylacrylic acid methyl ester is a monomer that has been shown to polymerize under kinetic conditions. It can be polymerized using reductive coupling reactions and copolymerized with acrylates and aldehydes, which have been shown to have diverse applications in pharmaceuticals, organic reactions, and chiral synthesis. The chemical properties of this compound are temperature dependent; it is stable at low temperatures but decomposes at higher temperatures. 2-Benzylacrylic acid methyl ester is also a natural product that has been isolated from various natural sources such as the bark of the cork oak tree (Quercus suber), the fruit of the Malus domestica tree (apple), the leaves of the Citrus sinensis tree (lemon), and other plants. 2-Benzylacrylic acid methyl ester has stereochemical features that are important for biomolecular recognition and binding.