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Phenyl benzoate

99%

Synonym(s):

Benzoic acid phenyl ester

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Linear Formula:
C6H5CO2C6H5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
198.22
Beilstein:
1566346
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

99%

form

solid

bp

298-299 °C (lit.)

mp

68-70 °C (lit.)

solubility

alcohol: freely soluble (hot)
diethyl ether: slightly soluble
water: insoluble

SMILES string

O=C(Oc1ccccc1)c2ccccc2

InChI

1S/C13H10O2/c14-13(11-7-3-1-4-8-11)15-12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10H

InChI key

FCJSHPDYVMKCHI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Phenyl benzoate is a phenyl ester of benzoic acid. Crystal structure of phenyl benzoate has been determined from 844 microdensitometer-measured intensities. All bond lengths and angles were reported to be normal. Phenyl benzoate undergoes Fries rearrangement catalyzed by heteropoly acids to yield the acylated phenols and esters.

Phenyl benzoate serves as a precursor that undergoes the intramolecular biaryl coupling reaction to produce the intermediate for the synthesis of (−)-steganone.

Application

Phenyl benzoate was used in the synthesis of soluble polyimides using dianhydride/diamine derivatives.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Intramolecular biaryl coupling reaction of benzyl benzoate and phenyl benzoate derivatives, and its application to the formal synthesis of (-)-steganon
Takeda S, et al.
Tetrahedron, 63, 396-408 (2007)
Daun Jung et al.
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT, 36(9), 1129-1136 (2015-12-23)
In vitro testing methods for classifying sensitizers could be valuable alternatives to in vivo sensitization testing using animal models, such as the murine local lymph node assay (LLNA) and the guinea pig maximization test (GMT), but there remains a need
SYNTHESIS OF SOLUBLE HIGH Tg POLYIMIDES UTILIZING ESTER-ACID DIANHYDRIDE DERIVATIVES.
Moy TM, et al.
Advances in Polyimide Science and Technology: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Polyimides (1993)
The crystal structure of phenyl benzoate.
Adams JM and Morsi SE.
Acta Crystallographica Section B, Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry, 32(5), 1345-1347 (1976)
Fries rearrangement of aryl esters catalysed by heteropoly acid.
Kozhevnikova EF, et al.
Applied Catalysis A: General, 245(1), 69-78 (2003)

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