Phenoxyacetic acid has a sour, sweet odor and a honey-like taste.
출처
Reported found in cocoa beans
용도
Phenoxyacetic acid is a flavoring ingredient.?Its photodegradation using titanium dioxide as photocatalyst has been studied. Selective separation of penicillin V from phenoxyacetic acid using liquid membranes consisting of 1,2-dichloroethane and Amberlite LA-2 as carrier has been studied.
정의
ChEBI: Phenoxyacetic acid is a monocarboxylic acid that is the O-phenyl derivative of glycolic acid. A metabolite of 2-phenoxyethanol, it is used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, fungicides and dyes. It has a role as a human xenobiotic metabolite, an Aspergillus metabolite, a plant growth retardant and an allergen. It is a monocarboxylic acid and an aromatic ether. It is functionally related to a glycolic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a phenoxyacetate.
일반 설명
Light tan powder or white solid.
공기와 물의 반응
Slightly soluble in water.
반응 프로필
Phenoxyacetic acid reacts exothermically with all bases, both organic (for example, the amines) and inorganic.
건강위험
ACUTE/CHRONIC HAZARDS: Phenoxyacetic acid is a mild skin irritant.
화재위험
Flash point data for Phenoxyacetic acid are not available; however Phenoxyacetic acid is probably combustible.
Purification Methods
Crystallise the acid from water or aqueous EtOH. [Beilstein 6 IV 634.]
