truxillic acid

noun

tru·xi·llic acid | \(ˈ)trü¦hē(y)ik-, -hilik-;¦trək¦silik-\

Definition of truxillic acid

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

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