Phenyl propenoate
[CAS# 937-41-7]

Identification

• Name: Phenyl propenoate
• Synonyms: Phenyl 2-propenoate; Phenyl acrylat
• Molecular Formula: C₉H₈O₂
• Molecular Weight: 148.16
• CAS Registry Number: 937-41-7
• EC Number: 213-329-1

Properties

• Solubility: Slightly soluble (1.8 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.068±0.06 g/cm³ (20 ºC 760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Boiling point: 202-203 ºC^**
• Refractive index: 1.523 (589.3 nm 20 ºC)^***
• Flash point: 88.3±15.6 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2014 ACD/Labs)

^** Skraup, Siegfried; Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft [Abteilung] B: Abhandlungen 1924, V57B, P1294-310.

^*** Mackinnon, H. M.; Journal of the Chemical Society 1957, P2564-9.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Skin irritation	Skin Irrit.	2	H315
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2	H319