Phenetol

Structural formula
General
Surname	Phenetol
other names	Ethoxybenzene Ethyl phenyl ether
Molecular formula	C 8 H 10 O
Brief description	colorless to yellowish, oily liquid with an aromatic odor
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 103-73-1 EC number 203-139-7 ECHA InfoCard 100,002,854 PubChem 7674 ChemSpider 7391 Wikidata Q419340
properties
Molar mass	122.17 g · mol -1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.97 g cm −3
Melting point	−30 ° C
boiling point	169-170 ° C 172 ° C
solubility	practically insoluble in water (0.57 g l −1 at 25 ° C)
Refractive index	1.507 (20 ° C)
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 226 P: 210
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

Phenetol is an organic chemical compound and a pleasant smelling, colorless liquid. Since phenetol can formally be understood as an ether made from phenol and ethanol , it is also known as ethylphenyl ether or ethoxybenzene . The latter is the systematic name of this compound.

presentation

On a laboratory scale, phenetole can be obtained by the etherification of phenol, e.g. B. by reaction with diethyl sulfate in the presence of a base .

use

Phenetol is used as a special solvent in the laboratory and in numerous organic syntheses.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Entry on phenetol in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on February 1, 2016(JavaScript required) .
2. ^ Siegfried Hauptmann : Organic Chemistry , 2nd revised edition, VEB Deutscher Verlag für Grundstoffindustrie, Leipzig, 1985, p. 340, ISBN 3-342-00280-8 .
3. ↑ Data sheet Ethoxybenzene from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on May 29, 2011 ( PDF ).
4. ↑ Hans-Dieter Jakubke, Ruth Karcher (coordinators): Encyclopedia of chemistry in three volumes, Spektrum Verlag, Heidelberg, Volume 3, 1999, ISBN 3-8274-0381-2 , pp 13-14.

See also

• Anisole