2-Phenyl-Acrylic Acid Methyl Ester
[CAS# 1865-29-8]

Identification

• Name: 2-Phenyl-Acrylic Acid Methyl Ester
• Synonyms: 2-Phenylprop-2-Enoic Acid Methyl Ester; 2-Phenylacrylic Acid Methyl Ester; Benzeneacetic Acid, Alpha-Methylene-, Methyl Ester
• Molecular Formula: C₁₀H₁₀O₂
• Molecular Weight: 162.19
• CAS Registry Number: 1865-29-8
• SMILES: C1=CC=CC=C1C(C(OC)=O)=C
• InChI: 1S/C10H10O2/c1-8(10(11)12-2)9-6-4-3-5-7-9/h3-7H,1H2,2H3
• InChIKey: GQTXKEVAUZYHGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Properties

• Density: 1.045g/cm³ (Cal.)
• Boiling point: 256.014°C at 760 mmHg (Cal.)
• Flash point: 145.404°C (Cal.)

References

• (1): Katarina Novakovic, Christophe Grosjean, Stephen K. Scott, Andrew Whiting, Mark J. Willis and Allen R. Wright. The influence of oscillations on product selectivity during the palladium-catalysed phenylacetylene oxidative carbonylation reaction, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2008, 10, 749.