Nomenclature
CAS number: 536-74-3
Phenylacetylene.
C
8H
6; mol wt 102.13.
C 94.08%, H 5.92%.
Description and references
Prepd by dropping β-bromostyrene on molten
potassium hydroxide and distilling: Hessler, Org. Synth. 2, 67 (1922).
Properties
Liquid. d420 0.9300. mp -44.8°. bp760 142.4°; bp90 75°; bp15 39°. nD20 1.5489. Insol in water; miscible with alcohol, ether, other organic
solvents.