tig·lic acid

(tĭg′lĭk)

A thick, syrupy poisonous liquid, C₅H₈O₂, derived from croton oil, having a spicy odor and used in making perfumes and flavoring agents.

[New Latin (Croton) tiglium, croton species name, perhaps from Greek tīlos, diarrhea (from the use of croton oil as a purgative).]

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tiglic acid

(ˈtɪɡlɪk)

(Chemistry) a syrupy liquid or crystalline colourless unsaturated carboxylic acid, with the trans-configuration, found in croton oil and used in perfumery; trans-2-methyl-2-butenoic acid. Formula: CH3CH:C(CH3)COOH

[C19 tiglic, from New Latin phrase Croton tiglium (name of the croton plant), of uncertain origin]

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References in periodicals archive

AQUEOUS SOLVENT EFFECTS ON THE REGIOCHEMISTRY OF THE SINGLET OXYGEN ENE REACTIONS OF ANGELIC ACID AND TIGLIC ACID SALTS

Chemistry and chemical engineering

11:20 COMPARISON OF THE EFFECT OF SOLVENT DIELECTRIC CONSTANT ON THE PEREPOXIDE INTERMEDIATES FORMED IN THE ENE REACTIONS OF TIGLIC ACID, ANGELIC ACID, AND 2,3-DIMETHYL-2-BUTENOIC ACID WITH SINGLET OXYGEN

CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

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