Phenyl acetate

Not to be confused with phenylacetate, the conjugate base of phenylacetic acid.

Phenyl acetate

Names
Preferred IUPAC name

Phenyl acetate

Systematic IUPAC name

Phenyl ethanoate

Other names

Phenol acetate
(Acetyloxy)benzene
Acetoxybenzene

Identifiers

CAS Number

* 122-79-2 Y

3D model (JSmol)

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ChEBI |

* CHEBI:8082 Y

ChemSpider |

* 28969

PubChem CID

* 31229

UNII |

* 355G9R500Y Y

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

SMILES

* CC(=O)Oc1ccccc1

Properties

Chemical formula

| C8H8O2
Molar mass | 136.150 g·mol−1
Appearance  | Colourless liquid[1]
Odor | Phenolic[1], sweetish[2]
Density | 1.075 g/mL[3]
Melting point |  −30 °C (−22 °F; 243 K)
Boiling point |  195–196 °C (383–385 °F; 468–469 K)[3]

Magnetic susceptibility (χ)

| −82.04·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
Flash point |  76 °C (169 °F; 349 K)[3]
Related compounds

Related compounds

| Phenyl formate

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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Phenyl acetate is an organic compound with the chemical formula CH
3COOC

5. It is a colorless liquid with a sweet odor. It is the ester of phenol and acetic acid. It can be produced by reacting phenol with acetic anhydride or acetyl chloride.

## Reactions

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).

3COOC

5 \+ NaOH → CH
3COO−
Na+
\+ C

5OH

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chemical Book. "PHENYL ACETATE". https://www.chemicalbook.com/ChemicalProductProperty_EN_CB0300805.htm.
2. ↑ https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Phenyl-acetate
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Phenyl acetate, Alfa Aesar

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