| Stereochemistry | ACHIRAL |
| Molecular Formula | C8H7O3.Na |
| Molecular Weight | 174.1291 |
| Optical Activity | NONE |
| Defined Stereocenters | 0 / 0 |
| E/Z Centers | 0 |
| Charge | 0 |
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[Na+].[O-]C(=O)COC1=CC=CC=C1
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InChIKey=WPTJBFNYRRZIDZ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
InChI=1S/C8H8O3.Na/c9-8(10)6-11-7-4-2-1-3-5-7;/h1-5H,6H2,(H,9,10);/q;+1/p-1
Phenoxyacetic acid is found in cocoa and cocoa products. Phenoxyacetic acid is a flavouring ingredient. Phenoxyacetic acid is on the FDA list of approved food additives (PART 172 - FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION; Subpart F--Flavoring Agents and Related Substances Sec. 172.515 Synthetic flavoring substances and adjuvants.). Research has shown that Phenoxyacetic acid induced hematopoietic cell proliferation, providing potential for oral therapeutics which stimulate proliferation of hematopoietic cells of multiple lineages, as well as inducing fetal globin, important for therapy of hemoglobinopathies.
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