Phenylacetic acid
Structural formula
Ball-and-stick model of phenylacetic acid
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Phenylacetic acid
Systematic IUPAC name
2-Phenylethanoic acid
Other names
α-Toluic acid
Benzeneacetic acid
2-Phenylacetic acid
β-Phenylacetic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
3DMet
1099647
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.002.862
EC Number
  • 203-148-6
68976
KEGG
RTECS number
  • AJ2430000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C8H8O2/c9-8(10)6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H,6H2,(H,9,10) checkY
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  • InChI=1/C8H8O2/c9-8(10)6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5H,6H2,(H,9,10)
    Key: WLJVXDMOQOGPHL-UHFFFAOYAR
  • O=C(O)Cc1ccccc1
Properties
C8H8O2
Molar mass 136.15 g/mol
Appearance white solid
Odor honey-like
Density 1.0809 g/cm3
Melting point 76 to 77 °C (169 to 171 °F; 349 to 350 K)
Boiling point 265.5 °C (509.9 °F; 538.6 K)
15 g/L
Acidity (pKa) 4.31 (H2O)[1]
-82.72·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS05: CorrosiveGHS07: Exclamation mark
Danger
H318, H319
P264, P280, P305+P351+P338, P310, P337+P313
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamond
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1
0
Safety data sheet (SDS) External MSDS
Legal status
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Benzoic acid, Phenylpropanoic acid, Cinnamic acid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Phenylacetic acid (conjugate base phenylacetate), also known by various synonyms, is an organic compound containing a phenyl functional group and a carboxylic acid functional group. It is a white solid with a strong honey-like odor. Endogenously, it is a catabolite of phenylalanine. As a commercial chemical, because it can be used in the illicit production of phenylacetone (used in the manufacture of substituted amphetamines), it is subject to controls in countries including the United States and China.[3]

Occurrence

Phenylacetic acid has been found to be an active auxin (a type of plant hormone),[4] found predominantly in fruits. However, its effect is much weaker than the effect of the basic auxin molecule indole-3-acetic acid. In addition the molecule is naturally produced by the metapleural gland of most ant species and used as an antimicrobial. It is also the oxidation product of phenethylamine in humans following metabolism by monoamine oxidase and subsequent metabolism of the intermediate product, phenylacetaldehyde, by the aldehyde dehydrogenase enzyme; these enzymes are also found in many other organisms.

Preparation

This compound may be prepared by the hydrolysis of benzyl cyanide:[5][6]

Phenylacetic acid

Applications

Phenylacetic acid is used in some perfumes, as it possesses a honey-like odor even in low concentrations. It is also used in penicillin G production and diclofenac production. It is also employed to treat type II hyperammonemia to help reduce the amounts of ammonia in a patient's bloodstream by forming phenylacetyl-CoA, which then reacts with nitrogen-rich glutamine to form phenylacetylglutamine. This compound is then excreted from the patient's body. It's also used in the illicit production of phenylacetone, which is used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.

The sodium salt of phenylacetic acid, sodium phenylacetate, is used as a pharmaceutical drug for the treatment of urea cycle disorders, including as the combination drug sodium phenylacetate/sodium benzoate (Ammonul).[7]

Phenylacetic acid is used in the preparation of several pharmaceutical drugs, including camylofin, bendazol, triafungin, phenacemide, lorcainide, phenindione, and cyclopentolate.

In the crime drama Breaking Bad, phenylacetic acid is featured twice as a precursor to methamphetamine, first in the episode titled "A No-Rough-Stuff-Type Deal", then in "Salud".

In the police drama S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series) S6E14, phenylacetic acid is featured as a chemical needed to process a new drug called Iso.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Haynes, William M., ed. (2016). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (97th ed.). CRC Press. pp. 5–89. ISBN 978-1498754286.
  2. ↑ Anvisa (2023-03-31). "RDC Nº 784 - Listas de Substâncias Entorpecentes, Psicotrópicas, Precursoras e Outras sob Controle Especial" [Collegiate Board Resolution No. 784 - Lists of Narcotic, Psychotropic, Precursor, and Other Substances under Special Control] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Oficial da União (published 2023-04-04). Archived from the original on 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  3. ↑ "List of Regulated Drug Precursor Chemicals in China". Archived from the original on 17 August 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Wightman, F.; Lighty, D. L. (1982). "Identification of phenylacetic acid as a natural auxin in the shoots of higher plants". Physiologia Plantarum. 55 (1): 17–24. doi:10.1111/j.1399-3054.1982.tb00278.x.
  5. ↑ Adams R.; Thal, A. F. (1922). "Phenylacetic acid". Organic Syntheses. 2: 59.; Collective Volume, vol. 1, p. 436
  6. ↑ Wenner, W. (1952). "Phenylacetamide". Organic Syntheses. 32: 92.; Collective Volume, vol. 4, p. 760
  7. ↑ "Sodium Phenylacetate and Sodium Benzoate Monograph for Professionals". Drugs.com. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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