PHENYLACETYL CHLORIDE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO. 103-80-0

PHENYLACETYL CHLORIDE
EINECS NO. 203-146-5
FORMULA C6H5CH2COCl
MOL WT. 154.60

H.S. CODE

 2916.39

TOXICITY

  
SYNONYMS Phenylacetic acid chloride; alpha-Phenylacetyl chloride;
Phenacetyl chloride; Phenylacetic acid chloride; Benzeneacetyl chloride; alpha-Toluyl chloride;
SMILES  

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE clear liquid

MELTING POINT

  
BOILING POINT  
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.1682

SOLUBILITY IN WATER

 Decomposes
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY 5.33

AUTOIGNITION

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 1.5325
NFPA RATINGS Health: 3; Flammability: 1; Reactivity: 0
FLASH POINT

102 C
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions. Moisture sensitive.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION & APPLICATIONS
Phenylacetic acid is a white crystals with a disagreeable odor; boiling point 262 C; soluble in alcohol and ether. It serves as an ingredient in perfume to provide honey-like odor. It is found as a moiety in some alkaloids and plant hormones. It is formed as catabolite of phenylalanine. Substituted phenylacetic acid molecule at alpha position and phenylacetate esters can serve as a drug with a wide variety of effects including anticholinergic, muscarinic antagonist, antidote to cholinesterase inhibitors or toxins, cycloplegic and mydriatic. Phenylacetic acid is used to prepare a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug like diclofenac. It is used the manufacture of penicillin. Mandelic Acid, phenylglycollic acid, can be produced from phenylchloracetic acid.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

 clear liquid
PURITY 98.0% min
WATER 1.0% max
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 220kgs in drum
HAZARD CLASS 8 (Packing Group: II)
UN NO. 2577
REMARKS
Hazard Symbols: C, Risk Phrases: 34, Safety Phrases: 25/36/37/39/45