truxillic acid

noun

tru·​xi·​llic acid

(ˈ)trü¦hē(y)ik-,

-hilik-;

¦trək¦silik-

1

: any of several crystalline stereoisomeric cyclic dicarboxylic acids (C₆H₅)₂C₄H₄(COOH)₂ that yield cinnamic acid on distillation; 2,4-diphenyl-cyclobutane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid: such as

a

: an acid obtained from alpha-truxilline by hydrolysis or from cinnamic acid by irradiation

called also alpha-truxillic acid

b

: an acid obtained from alpha-truxillic acid by heating with acetic anhydride and sodium acetate and convertible again into the alpha isomer by stronger heating

called also gamma-truxillic acid

c

: an acid obtained from the potassium salt of alpha-truxillic acid by fusion with potassium hydroxide

called also epsilon-truxillic acid

2

: truxinic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary truxilline + -ic

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