((2E)-3-Cyclobutyl-2-propenoic Acid is a used in the preparation of (S)-2,7-substituted-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acids as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α/γ dual agonists with protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B inhibitory activity.

(2E)-3-Fluoro-4-hydroxycinnamic Acid was used in an study involving the enyzmatic decarboxylation of bio-based phenolic acids.

3-Methyl-2-hexenoic acid is an unsaturated short-chain fatty acid that occurs in sweat secreted by the axillary (underarm) apocrine glands.

A reactant used in the preparation of (+)-2-C-Methyl-D-erythritol-4-phosphate and branched polyols methylerythritol and methylthreitol as synthon of terpenoids.