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)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:8082 Y
ChemSpider	28969
ECHA InfoCard	100.004.160
PubChem CID	31229
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID3051626
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 acetyl chloride. One way that it can be produced by decarboxylation of aspirin. Another way that it can be produced is by reacting phenol with acetic anhydride.

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 sodium acetate. The two chemicals can then be separated by heat and calcination of carbon or heat and filtration.