3-(3-Trifluoromethylphenyl)propanoic acid

3-(3-Trifluoromethylphenyl)propanoic acid is used mainly as a key intermediate in synthesizing the drug Cinacalcet, used for treating high blood calcium in kidney disease patients, but also serves in producing herbicides/pesticides, as a research reagent for creating new compounds, and as a co-catalyst in chemical reactions, leveraging its trifluoromethyl group for specialized reactivity in pharma and agrochemicals.

API Name Cinacalcet
CAS No 585-50-2
Molecular Formula C10H9F3O2
Molecular Weight 218.17 g/mol
Synonyms 3-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]propanoic acid