Chemical Property of Methyl phenylacetate
Chemical Property:
- Appearance/Colour:colourless liquid
- Vapor Pressure:0.129mmHg at 25°C
- Melting Point:218 °C(lit.)
- Refractive Index:1.507
- Boiling Point:218 °C at 760 mmHg
- Flash Point:93.9 °C
- PSA：26.30000
- Density:1.055 g/cm3
- LogP:1.40210
- Storage Temp.:Store below +30°C.
- Solubility.:Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)
- Water Solubility.:Miscible with water.
- XLogP3:1.8
- Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:0
- Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:2
- Rotatable Bond Count:3
- Exact Mass:150.068079557
- Heavy Atom Count:11
- Complexity:126
- Purity/Quality:
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99% *data from raw suppliers
Methyl phenylacetate
*data from reagent suppliers
Safty Information:
- Pictogram(s):
Xn
- Hazard Codes:Xn
- Statements:
21-R21
- Safety Statements:
23-24/25
- MSDS Files:
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SDS file from LookChem
Useful:
- Chemical Classes:Other Classes -> Esters, Other
- Canonical SMILES:COC(=O)CC1=CC=CC=C1
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Description
Methyl phenylacetate belongs to an ester compound form between the methanol and phenylacetate. It chemical formula is C6H5CH2COOCH3. It is generally found in brandy, capsicum, honey, pepper, some wine, coca and coca products. It is mainly used as a flavouring agent, and is also supplemented into perfumes to enhance honey scents. It can also be used as the precursor for the manufacture of synthetic perfumes. In addition, as an acylating agent, it can participate in the enantioselective acylation reaction of beta-lactam intermediate catalyzed by the penicillin G amidase.
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Uses
Methyl phenylacetate is utilized for partition coefficient measurement experiments. It is mainly used in the flavor industry and in perfumes to impart honey scents. Further, it acts as a precursor to prepare synthetic perfumes. It acts as an acylating agent and involved in the enantioselective acylation of beta-lactam intermediate using penicillin G amidase.
