PHENYL FORMATE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

33-37 °C(Solv: ethanol (64-17-5))

Boiling point:

62 °C/1 mmHg (lit.)

Density 

1.120 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.511

Flash point:

71°C

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

form 

liquid

Odor

Pungent, rather sharp, green-herbaceous odor

Appearance

Colorless to light yellow Liquid

Water Solubility 

Immiscible with water, alcohol, ether and benzene.

BRN 

507113

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H6O2/c8-6-9-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-6H

InChIKey

GEOWCLRLLWTHDN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(OC1=CC=CC=C1)=O

CAS DataBase Reference

1864-94-4

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

22-36/37/38-52/53

Safety Statements 

26-61

WGK Germany 

2

HS Code 

29151300

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral
Eye Irrit. 2
Skin Irrit. 2
STOT SE 3

MSDS

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PHENYL FORMATE Usage And Synthesis

Physical properties

Colorless liquid. Almost insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Uses

Phenyl formate is widely used in the palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of aryl, alkenyl and allyl halides. It is also used as a reagent for the formylation of amines.

Production Methods

Phenyl formate can be produced by cold formulation of Phenol.

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