Phenyl acetate

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

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)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:8082 checkY
ChemSpider	28969
PubChem CID	31229
UNII	355G9R500Y checkY
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
Density	1.075 g/mL
Melting point	−30 °C (−22 °F; 243 K)
Boiling point	195–196 °C (383–385 °F; 468–469 K)
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	-82.04·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
Flash point	76 °C (169 °F; 349 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

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).