3840. Ethyl Phenylacetate
Nomenclature
CAS number: 101-97-3
Benzeneacetic acid ethyl ester; α-toluic acid ethyl ester. C10H12O2; mol wt 164.20.
C 73.15%, H 7.37%, O 19.49%.
Description and references
Prepd by heating benzyl cyanide with alcohol and H2SO4: Adams, Thal, Org. Synth. 2, 27 (1922). Absorption spectrum: Baly, Collie, J. Chem. Soc. 87, 1344 (1905); Baly, Tryhorn, ibid. 107, 1063 (1915).
