Phenyl acetate

Structural formula
General
Surname	Phenyl acetate
other names	Phenyl acetate Acetylphenol Phenylethanoate
Molecular formula	C 8 H 8 O 2
Brief description	colorless, hardly inflammable liquid with a phenol-like odor
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 122-79-2 EC number 204-575-0 ECHA InfoCard 100.004.160 PubChem 31229 Wikidata Q419645
properties
Molar mass	136.15 g · mol -1
Physical state	liquid
density	1.08 g cm −3
boiling point	196 ° C
solubility	heavy in water (4 g l −1 at 25 ° C) miscible with ethanol , diethyl ether and chloroform
Refractive index	1.5035
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 302 P: no P-phrases
Toxicological data	1630 µl kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  rat ,  oral )
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

Phenyl acetate is a chemical compound from the group of acetates .

Phenyl acetate should not be confused with the isomeric phenyl acetic acid or its anion (2-phenyl acetate, C ₈ H ₇ O ₂ ^- ), which occurs in mammals during phenylalanine metabolism.

properties

Phenyl acetate has a flash point of 79 ° C.

use

Phenyl acetate is used as an intermediate in the manufacture of other chemical compounds.

Web links

• Data sheet with spectrum

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Entry on phenyl acetate in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on February 19, 2017(JavaScript required) .
2. ↑ ^{a b} David R. Lide (Ed.): CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics . 90th edition. (Internet version: 2010), CRC Press / Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL, Physical Constants of Organic Compounds, pp. 3-424.
3. ↑ Phenyl acetate data sheet (PDF) from Merck , accessed March 30, 2011.
4. ↑ ^{a b} Data sheet phenyl acetate from AlfaAesar, accessed on February 27, 2010 ( PDF )(JavaScript required) .