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18.4.2024

Data bank of environmental properties of chemicals


Chemical
Phenoxyacetic acid
CAS-number :
122-59-8
 
Synonyms :
Acetic acid, phenoxy-
 
Sumformula of the chemical :
C8H8O3
EINECS-number :
2045567
 
Uses :
Intermediate for dyes, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, other
organics, fungicides, flavoring, laboratory reagent, precursor in
antibiotic fermentations, especially penicillin V.
 
State and appearance :
Light tan powder.
 
Melting point, °C :
98 
 
Boiling point, °C :
285 
 
Log octanol/water coefficient, log Pow :
1.41  ANON 1986
 
Other physicochemical properties :
Soluble in ether, water, alcohol, carbon disulfide, glacial
acetic acid. 
Combustible.

References
2283Anon.1986a. Evaluation of the OECD laboratory intercomparison testing on the determination of the partition coefficient n-octanol-water by reverse phase HPLC. Report. Fraunhofer-Institut für Umweltchemie und Ökotoxikologie.

 
 
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