Name: 4-BROMOCROTONICACID.

Synonyms:TRANS-4-BROMO-2-BUTENOICACID;2-Butenoicacid,4-bromo-,(E)-;4-BroMobut-2-enoicacid;(2E)-4-Bromo-2-butenoicacid;2-Butenoicacid,4-broMo-,(2E)-;(E)-4-Bromo-2-butenoicacid;(E)-4-Bromocrotonicacid;r-bromocrotonicacid

CAS No: 13991-36-1.

Molecular formula: C4H5BrO2.

Molecular weight: 164.99.

Appearance: White solid.

Purity: 98%.

Melting point: 74 °C.

Boiling point: 288 ℃.

Density: 1.718.

Flash point: 128 ℃.

Uses: 4-bromocrotonic acid is used as fatty acid sealant. It is used to selectively regulate the levels of long chain acyl coenzyme An and carnitine in aerobic and ischemic myocardium. It is also an intermediate for the preparation of tetrahydropyridine thiophenopyrimidine derivatives with antiproliferative activity.