C8H8O2
136.15 g/mol
Flavor & FragranceDanger
PHENYLACETIC ACID
CAS103-82-2EC203-148-6
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Perfume and flavoring agent
Phenylacetic acid is an organic compound featuring a phenyl group attached to a carboxylic acid. It appears as a white solid with a strong honey-like odor and is naturally produced as a catabolite of the amino acid phenylalanine.
Perfume flavoring agentFragrance ingredient
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CAS 103-82-2
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Referencestereoisomer of
Phenylacetic-2,2-d2 acid
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Referencestereoisomer of
Phenylacetic-d7 acid
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Safety Reference
Danger
H318Causes serious eye damage
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for PHENYLACETIC ACID (CAS 103-82-2) is 2916.34.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2916.34
EU CN code (8-digit)
2916 34 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
2-phenylacetic acid
InChIKey
WLJVXDMOQOGPHL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC(=O)O
Synonyms (41)
- Benzylpenicillin (benzathine) tetrahydrate Impurity B [ EP IMPURITY]
- Benzylpenicillin (procaine) monohydrate Impurity E [EP Impurity]
- Tropicamide impurity D (Phenylacetic acid - Drug Precursor), European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- 2-Phenylacetic acid
- Acetic acid, phenyl-
- Benzenacetic acid
- Benzeneacetate
- Benzeneacetic acid
- Benzeneacetiic acid
- Benzylcarboxylic acid
- Benzylformic acid
- Kyselina fenyloctova
- Kyselina fenyloctova [Czech]
- PHENYLACETIC ACID
- Phenyl-13C6-acetic acid
- Phenylacetate, XIX
- Phenylacetic Acid-d7
- Phenylacetic acid (natural)
- Phenylessigsaure
- Phenylethanoate
- Phenylethanoic acid
- Phenyllacetic acid
- TROPICAMIDE IMPURITY D
- a-Toluate
- a-Toluic acid
- a-Tolylic acid
- alpha-Toluic acid
- alpha-Tolylic acid
- omega-Phenylacetate
- omega-Phenylacetic acid
- organic white solid
- phenylactic acid
- w-Phenylacetate
- w-Phenylacetic acid