Phenyl acetate

Phenyl acetate
Skeletal formula of phenyl acetate
Ball-and-stick model of the phenyl acetate molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Phenyl acetate
Systematic IUPAC name
Phenyl ethanoate
Other names
Phenol acetate
(Acetyloxy)benzene
Acetoxybenzene
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 122-79-2 checkY
3D model (JSmol)
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ChEBI
  • CHEBI:8082 checkY
ChemSpider
  • 28969
ECHA InfoCard 100.004.160 Edit this at Wikidata
PubChem CID
  • 31229
UNII
  • 355G9R500Y checkY
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID3051626 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C8H8O2/c1-7(9)10-8-5-3-2-4-6-8/h2-6H,1H3
    Key: IPBVNPXQWQGGJP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • InChI=1/C8H8O2/c1-7(9)10-8-5-3-2-4-6-8/h2-6H,1H3
    Key: IPBVNPXQWQGGJP-UHFFFAOYAF
  • CC(=O)Oc1ccccc1
Properties
Chemical formula
 C8H8O2
Molar mass 136.150 g·mol−1
Density 1.075 g/mL[1]
Melting point −30 °C (−22 °F; 243 K)
Boiling point 195–196 °C (383–385 °F; 468–469 K)[1]
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
 -82.04·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
Flash point 76 °C (169 °F; 349 K)[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
Chemical compound

Phenyl acetate is the ester of phenol and acetic acid. It can be produced by reacting phenol with acetic anhydride or acetyl chloride.

Phenyl acetate can be separated into phenol and an acetate salt, via saponification: heating the phenyl acetate with a strong base, such as sodium hydroxide, will produce phenol and an acetate salt (sodium acetate, if sodium hydroxide were used).

References

  1. ^ a b c Phenyl acetate, Alfa Aesar


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