Phenyl formate, 95%

Name: Phenyl formate, 95%
SKU: L00289.14

CAS: 1864-94-4 | C7H6O2 | 122.123 g/mol

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Chemical Identifiers

CAS1864-94-4

IUPAC Namephenyl formate

Molecular FormulaC7H6O2

InChI KeyGEOWCLRLLWTHDN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILESO=COC1=CC=CC=C1

Specifications

Specification Sheet

Refractive Index1.5060-1.5150 @ 20?C

FormLiquid

CommentRI quite variable with impurity profile

Appearance (Color)Clear colorless

Assay (GC)≥94.0%

Phenyl formate is widely used in the palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of aryl, alkenyl and allyl halides. It is also used as a reagent for the formylation of amines.

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Applications
Phenyl formate is widely used in the palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of aryl, alkenyl and allyl halides. It is also used as a reagent for the formylation of amines.

Solubility
Immiscible with water, alcohol, ether and benzene.

RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

Reagent for the formylation of amines in high yield: J. Org. Chem., 36, 3238 (1971).
Ren, W.; Chang, W.; Wang, Y.; Li, J.; Shi, Y. Pd-Catalyzed Regiodivergent Hydroesterification of Aryl Olefins with Phenyl Formate. Org. Lett. 2015, 17 (14), 3544-3547.
Konishi, H.; Nagase, H.; Manabe, K. Concise synthesis of cyclic carbonyl compounds from haloarenes using phenyl formate as the carbonyl source. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51 (10), 1854-1857.