| Chemical Properties | pale yellow liquid |
| Chemical Properties | Ethyl 3-phenylglycidate has a strong, fruity odor suggestive of strawberry with a corresponding sweet flavor. |
| Chemical Properties | Ethyl 3-Phenylglycidate is a colorless liquid
with a strawberry-like odor.
It is prepared by treating ethyl cinnamatewith peracetic acid or by condensation
of benzaldehyde with ethyl chloroacetate (in the aforementioned Darzens
reaction, R == H).Theglycidate is used as a long-lasting fragrancematerial for creating
harmonic, fruity notes in household and fine fragrances. |
| Occurrence | Apparently has not been reported to occur in nature. |
| Uses | Ethyl 3-Phenyloxirane-2-carboxylate is used in preparation method of early-strength viscosity-breaking Polycarboxylate water reducer containing three viscosity-breaking group and used as concrete additive. |
| Preparation | Usually prepared by the reaction of benzaldehyde and the ethyl ester of monochloracetic acid in the presence of an alkaline condensing agent; by reacting the silver salt of phenyl glycidic acid with ethyl iodide. |
| Definition | ChEBI: Ethyl phenylglycidate is an epoxide and a carboxylic acid. |
| Aroma threshold values | Detection: 8.5 ppm |
| Taste threshold values | Taste characteristics at 30 ppm: sweet, fruity and berry with dried fruit and floral nuance. |
| Synthesis Reference(s) | Synthetic Communications, 12, p. 355, 1982 DOI: 10.1080/00397918209408010 |
| General Description | Clear pale yellow or yellow liquid. |
| Air & Water Reactions | Slightly water soluble. |
| Reactivity Profile | Epoxides are highly reactive. They polymerize in the presence of catalysts or when heated. These polymerization reactions can be violent. Compounds in this group react with acids, bases, and oxidizing and reducing agents. They react, possibly violently with water in the presence of acid and other catalysts. |
| Fire Hazard | ETHYL 3-PHENYLGLYCIDATE is probably combustible. |
| Flammability and Explosibility | Non flammable |
| Safety Profile | Moderately toxic by
ingestion. Mutation data reported. When
heated to decomposition it emits acrid
smoke and irritating fumes. See also ESTERS. |