α-methylbenzeneacetic Acid; Hydratropic acid; (RS)-2-Phenylpropanoic Acid; (RS)-2-Phenylpropionic Acid; (±)-2-Phenylpropanoic Acid; (±)-2-Phenylpropionic Acid; (±)-Hydratropic Acid; (±)-α-Methylphenylacetic Acid; 2-Phenylpropanoic Acid; 2-Phenylpropionic Acid; DL-2-Phenylpropionic Acid; NSC 245033; NSC 42872; dl-PPA; α-Methylbenzeneacetic Acid; α-Methylphenylacetic Acid; α-Phenylpropanoic Acid; α-Phenylpropionic Acid

Used in the preparation of ibuprofen derivatives for their anti-inflammatory activity. Also used in nucleation inhibitors in Dutch resolution of diastereomers.