phenylacetic acid

American  

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white crystalline, aromatic acid, C 8 H 8 O 2 , used in the manufacture of penicillin and in perfumes.

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Etymology

Origin of phenylacetic acid

First recorded in 1875–80; phenyl + acetic acid

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phenylacetic acid

It is practically pure phenylacetic acid, m. p. 76-76.5'0; it amounts to 630 g.

From Organic Syntheses by James Bryant Conant

There are numerous other ways in which phenylacetic acid has been formed, but none of them is of practical importance for its preparation.

From Organic Syntheses by James Bryant Conant

As the fraction which is returned to the second run of material contains a considerable portion of phenylacetic acid, the yield actually amounts to at least 80 per cent.

From Organic Syntheses by James Bryant Conant

These washings, on cooling, deposit a small amount of phenylacetic acid which is filtered off and added to the main portion of material.

From Organic Syntheses by James Bryant Conant

The reaction mixture is then poured into water, and the phenylacetic acid isolated in the usual manner.

From Organic Syntheses by James Bryant Conant

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