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Phenyl acetate
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Not to be confused with phenylacetate, the conjugate base of phenylacetic acid.
Phenyl acetate is the ester of phenol and acetic acid. It can be produced by reacting phenol with acetic anhydride or acetyl chloride.
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Preferred IUPAC name
Phenyl acetate | |
Systematic IUPAC name
Phenyl ethanoate | |
Other names
Phenol acetate (Acetyloxy)benzene Acetoxybenzene | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.160 ![]() |
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Properties | |
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] |
-82.04·10−6 cm3/mol | |
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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).
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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).