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Phenylacetic acid methyl ester

Compound with spectra: 11 NMR, 10 FTIR, 2 Raman, 38 MS (GC), and 2 Near IR

Phenylacetic acid methyl ester
SpectraBase Compound ID Betx2AxzFlw
InChI InChI=1S/C9H10O2/c1-11-9(10)7-8-5-3-2-4-6-8/h2-6H,7H2,1H3
InChIKey CRZQGDNQQAALAY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Mol Weight 150.18 g/mol
Molecular Formula C9H10O2
Exact Mass 150.06808 g/mol

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Raman Spectrum
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Source of Sample Alfa Aesar, Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Catalog Number A15537

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Raman Spectrum
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ATR-IR Spectrum
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Catalog Number A15537

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ATR-IR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Aldrich
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FTIR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Benzol Products Company, Newark, New Jersey
Technique CAPILLARY CELL: NEAT

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FTIR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Alfa Aesar, Thermo Fisher Scientific
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Catalog Number A15537
Technique Neat

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FTIR Spectrum
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Technique Film

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FTIR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Benzol Products Company, Newark, New Jersey
Technique CAPILLARY CELL: NEAT

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FTIR Spectrum
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Catalog Number W273309
Technique Between salts

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1H NMR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Fluka AG, Buchs, Switzerland
Solvent CDCl3; Reference=TMS; Temperature 297K

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1H NMR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Benzol Products Company, Newark, New Jersey
Solvent CCl4

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1H NMR Spectrum
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Catalog Number 108057
Solvent CDCl3

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Near IR Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Prof. Buback, University of Goettingen, Germany

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Near IR Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Prof. Buback, University of Goettingen, Germany

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Chemical Concepts, A Wiley Division, Weinheim, Germany

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum H.H.Maurer, M.Meyer, K.Pfleger, A.A. Weber / University of Saarland, D-66424 Homburg Germany
Technique GC/MS

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Chemical Concepts, A Wiley Division, Weinheim, Germany

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum DigiLab GmbH (C) 2024
Technique GC/MS

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum DigiLab GmbH (C) 2024
Technique GC/MS

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum DigiLab GmbH (C) 2024
Technique GC/MS

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Adams' Essential Oil Components (GC-MS), Version 4

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Sample SAFC Cat.no. W273309
Source of Spectrum Prof. L. Mondello (Chromaleont s.r.l./Univ. Messina, Italy)

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Chemical Concepts, A Wiley Division, Weinheim, Germany

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum AD-0-4976-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum XW-531-0-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum HE-1982-0-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum SWG-33-4820-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum QE-28-SM51-4-H (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201135)

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum QE-28-SM46-4-H (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201135)

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum K1-2000-936-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum SRH-2022-2121-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum SRH-2022-5315-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum SRH-2022-6145-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum SRH-2022-8497-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Adams' Essential Oil Components (GC-MS), Version 4

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Va-0-0-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum JC-68-53-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum UT-1990-1670-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum AD-0-3084-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum LQ-1992-686-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum JZ-1992-3761-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum EP-2902-0-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum EP-1212-0-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum K-118-1020-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum UT-1990-1366-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum KO-14-204-1

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum SWG-33-1547-0

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13C NMR Spectrum
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Source of Sample MCB Manufacturing Chemists, Norwood, Ohio
Solvent Chloroform-d; Reference=TMS Spectrometer= Varian HA-100/Digilab FT-NMR-3

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13C NMR Spectrum
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Solvent DMSO-D6

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13C NMR Spectrum
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Solvent CDCl3

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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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Solvent CDCl3

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13C NMR Spectrum
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Solvent DMSO-D6

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13C NMR Spectrum
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13C NMR Spectrum
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Catalog Number 108057
Solvent CDCl3

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Vapor Phase IR Spectrum
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Vapor Phase IR Spectrum
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Catalog Number 108057
  • Methyl phenylacetate
  • Acetic acid phenylmethyl ester
  • CRZQGDNQQAALAY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • 2-PHENYL-METHYLACETATE
  • Methyl alpha-toluate
  • Methyl benzeneacetate
  • Benzeneacetic acid methyl ester
  • Phenylacetic acid ME @
  • Phenylacetate <methyl->
  • METHYLPHENIDATE-ARTIFACT 2
  • Methyl benzeneethanoate
  • Mephaneine
  • Methyl phenylethanoate
  • Methyl 2-phenylethanoate
  • Methyl ester of phenylacetic acid
  • 2-Phenylacetic acid methyl ester
  • FEMA NO. 2733
  • EINECS 202-940-9
  • NSC 401667
  • AI3-01971
  • Methyl 2-phenylacetate
  • Phenylethanol-M (acid) ME
  • Methylphenidate artifact (Phenylacetic methylester)
Phenylacetate anion
Phenylacetic acid, sodium salt
Phenylacetic acid, compound with piperazine(2.1)
Benzene, (2-methoxy-2-propenyl)-
2-Phenylacetamide
Phenyl-acetyl fluoride
Phenylacetylchloride
1-Hydroxy-3-phenylpropan-2-one
N-Hydroxy-2-phenyl-acetamide
1-Phenyl-2-butanone
Title Journal or Book Year
The Journal of Organic Chemistry 1980

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