Compound
a phenyl acetate
An acetate ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of acetic acid with the hydroxy group of any phenol.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:140310), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
CHEBI:140310ChEBI
Structure
- Class
- Structural class, not a single molecule
- Formula
- C8H3O2R5
- Mass
- 131.109 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- SMILES
- *c1c(*)c(*)c(OC(C)=O)c(*)c1*
- Look it up
- ChEBI
Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
3 entities
3 entities reached.
What the reference databases state
Statements
3 statements
3 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: a phenyl acetate · Sources: Rhea
- a phenyl acetate is a substrate of PON1ProteinRhea RHEA:17309Inferred only
- a phenyl acetate is a substrate of PON2ProteinRhea RHEA:17309Inferred only
- a phenyl acetate is a substrate of PON3ProteinRhea RHEA:17309Inferred only
Reactions
1 reaction
a phenyl acetate+watera phenol+acetate+hydron
Catalysed by PON1 or PON2 or PON3
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:17309CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: a phenyl acetate
- Also called
- phenyl acetate derivativephenyl acetate derivatives