2-Propenoic acid, 2-cyano-3-phenyl-, ethyl ester

• Formula: C₁₂H₁₁NO₂
• Molecular weight: 201.2212
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C12H11NO2/c1-2-15-12(14)11(9-13)8-10-6-4-3-5-7-10/h3-8H,2H2,1H3/b11-8+ Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: KCDAMWRCUXGACP-DHZHZOJOSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 2025-40-3
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• Other names: Ethyl α-cyanocinnamate; Ethyl-α-benzalcyanoacetate; α-Cyanocinnamic acid ethyl ester; Cinnamic acid, α-cyano-, ethyl ester; Ethyl benzylidenecyanoacetate; Cinnamic acid, alpha-cyano-, ethyl ester; Benzylidenecyanoacetic acid ethyl ester; Ethyl alpha-benzylidenecyanoacetate; Ethyl alpha-cyanocinnamate; Ethyl 2-benzylidene-2-cyanoacetate; Ethyl 2-cyanocinnamate; Ethyl 3-phenyl-2-cyano-2-propenoate; 2-Cyano-3-phenyl- 2-propenoic acid, ethyl ester; Ethyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoate; NSC 8904
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