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Truxillic acids are any of several crystalline stereoisomeric cyclic dicarboxylic acids with the formula 2. They are colorless solids. These compounds are obtained by the photocycloadditions of cinnamic acid where the two trans alkenes react head-to-tail. The isolated stereoisomers are called truxillic acids. The preparation of truxillic acids provided an early example of organic photochemistry.
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