| Melting point |
76-78 °C(lit.) |
| Boiling point |
265 °C(lit.) |
| Density |
1.081 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
| vapor density |
~4 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure |
1 mm Hg ( 97 °C) |
| FEMA |
2878 | PHENYLACETIC ACID |
| refractive index |
1.5120 (estimate) |
| Flash point |
132°C |
| storage temp. |
Store at RT. |
| solubility |
DMF: 1 mg/ml; PBS (pH 7.2): 10 mg/ml |
| form |
solid |
| pka |
4.28(at 18℃) |
| Specific Gravity |
1.081 |
| color |
Leaflets on distillation in vac; plates, tablets from pet ether |
| Odor |
disagreeable odor of geranium |
| PH |
3.7(1 mM solution);3.17(10 mM solution);2.66(100 mM solution) |
| biological source |
synthetic |
| Odor Type |
honey |
| Water Solubility |
15 g/L (20 ºC) |
| Merck |
14,7268 |
| JECFA Number |
1007 |
| BRN |
1099647 |
| Dielectric constant |
3.0（20℃） |
| Stability |
Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. |
| Major Application |
flavors and fragrances |
| Cosmetics Ingredients Functions |
PERFUMING |
| InChI |
1S/C8H8O2/c9-8(10)6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H,6H2,(H,9,10) |
| InChIKey |
WLJVXDMOQOGPHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES |
OC(=O)Cc1ccccc1 |
| LogP |
0.811 at 25℃ |
| CAS DataBase Reference |
103-82-2(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference |
Benzeneacetic acid(103-82-2) |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
Phenylacetic acid (103-82-2) |
