232949-65-4

Basic information

• Product Name: Benzenepropanoic acid, pentyl ester
• Synonyms: pentyl 3-phenylpropionoate;Benzenepropanoic acid,pentyl ester
• CAS NO: 232949-65-4
• Molecular Formula: C14H20O2
• Molecular Weight: 220.312
• Mol File: 232949-65-4.mol
• Article Data: 8

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: Benzenepropanoic acid, pentyl ester(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: Benzenepropanoic acid, pentyl ester(232949-65-4)
• EPA Substance Registry System: Benzenepropanoic acid, pentyl ester(232949-65-4)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 232949-65-4(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 71-41-0 pentan-1-ol 
• 501-52-0 3-Phenylpropionic acid 
• 104-53-0 3-phenyl-propionaldehyde 
• 821-09-0 n-Pent-4-enyl alcohol 
• 103-25-3 3-phenylpropanoic acid methyl ester 
• 401587-50-6 N-(3-hydroxypropyl)-3-phenylpropanamide 
• 1178001-75-6 (S)-N-(1-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-3-phenylpropanamide 
• 51816-46-7 N‐(2‐hydroxyethyl)‐3‐phenylpropanamide 
• 20627-49-0 3-phenyl-propionic acid butyl ester 
• 91564-20-4 N-(2-hydroxypropyl)-3-phenylpropanamide 
• 638-49-3 n-pentyl formate 

Downstream Products

• 1027929-62-9 1-pentoxy-3-phenylpropyl acetate 

Relevant articles and documents

Macrolactonization Reactions Driven by a Pentafluorobenzoyl Group**

Macrolactones constitute a privileged class of natural and synthetic products with a broad range of applications in the fine chemicals and pharmaceutical industry. Despite all the progress made towards their synthesis, notably from seco-acids, a macrolactonization promoter system that is effective, selective, flexible, readily available, and, insofar as possible, compatible with manifold functional groups is still lacking. Herein, we describe a strategy that relies on the formation of a mixed anhydride incorporating a pentafluorophenyl group which, due to its high electronic activation enables a convenient access to macrolactones, macrodiolides and esters with a broad versatility. Kinetic studies and DFT computations were performed to rationalize the reactivity of the pentafluorophenyl group in macrolactonization reactions.

Copper-catalyzed highly efficient ester formation from carboxylic acids/esters and formates

A highly efficient copper-catalyzed protocol for the synthesis of esters has been developed from formates. This protocol is applicable to reactions with either esters or acids as the substrates, and shows broad substrate scopes and high yields. This journal is the Partner Organisations 2014.

Potassium phosphate / benzyltriethylammonium chloride as efficient catalytic system for transesterification

Potassium phosphate (K3PO4) in the presence of benzyltriethylammonium chloride have been found to catalyses the transesterifications of a wide variety of aliphatic and aromatic esters with primary and secondary alcohols affording the corresponding esters in good-to-excellent yields.