1.0 2011-03-30 21:42:02 UTC 2025-11-19 02:39:30 UTC FDB021762 2-Phenoxyethanol 2-Phenoxyethanol, also known as phenoxytol or phenyl cellosolve, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as phenol ethers. These are aromatic compounds containing an ether group substituted with a benzene ring. 2-Phenoxyethanol is a potentially toxic compound. 2-Phenoxyethanol is a germicidal and germistatic glycol ether, phenol ether, and aromatic alcohol often used together with quaternary ammonium compounds. 2-Phenoxyethanol is used as a perfume fixative, an insect repellent, an antiseptic, a solvent for cellulose acetate, dyes, inks, and resins. It is also a preservative for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and lubricants, an anesthetic in fish aquaculture, and it is also used in organic synthesis. 2-Phenoxyethanol is produced by the hydroxyethylation of phenol (Williamson synthesis), for example, in the presence of alkali-metal hydroxides or alkali-metal borohydrides. 1-Hydroxy-2-phenoxyethane 2-Hydroxyethyl phenyl ether 2-Phenoxyethanol, 9CI 2-Phenoxyethyl alcohol b-Hydroxyethyl phenyl ether beta-Hydroxyethyl phenyl ether Dalpad A Ethylene glycol monophenyl ether Ethylene glycol phenyl ether Newpol EFP Phenoxetol Phenoxyethanol Phenoxytol Phenyl cellosolve Phenylcellosolve Phenylmonoglycol ether β-hydroxyethyl phenyl ether C8H10O2 138.166 138.068079562 2-phenoxyethan-1-ol phenoxyethanol 122-99-6 OCCOC1=CC=CC=C1 InChI=1S/C8H10O2/c9-6-7-10-8-4-2-1-3-5-8/h1-5,9H,6-7H2 QCDWFXQBSFUVSP-UHFFFAOYSA-N belongs to the class of organic compounds known as phenol ethers. These are aromatic compounds containing an ether group substituted with a benzene ring. Phenol ethers Organic compounds Benzenoids Phenol ethers Aromatic homomonocyclic compounds Alkyl aryl ethers Hydrocarbon derivatives Phenoxy compounds Primary alcohols Alcohol Alkyl aryl ether Aromatic homomonocyclic compound Ether Hydrocarbon derivative Monocyclic benzene moiety Organic oxygen compound Organooxygen compound Phenol ether Phenoxy compound Primary alcohol aromatic ether hydroxyether primary alcohol logp 1.22 ALOGPS logs -0.76 ALOGPS solubility 2.41e+01 g/l ALOGPS melting_point Fp 11-13° logp 1.13 ChemAxon pka_strongest_acidic 15.1 ChemAxon pka_strongest_basic -2.8 ChemAxon iupac 2-phenoxyethan-1-ol ChemAxon average_mass 138.166 ChemAxon mono_mass 138.068079562 ChemAxon smiles OCCOC1=CC=CC=C1 ChemAxon formula C8H10O2 ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/C8H10O2/c9-6-7-10-8-4-2-1-3-5-8/h1-5,9H,6-7H2 ChemAxon inchikey QCDWFXQBSFUVSP-UHFFFAOYSA-N ChemAxon polar_surface_area 29.46 ChemAxon refractivity 38.81 ChemAxon polarizability 14.91 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 3 ChemAxon acceptor_count 2 ChemAxon donor_count 1 ChemAxon physiological_charge 0 ChemAxon formal_charge 0 ChemAxon Specdb::MsIr 9337 Specdb::MsIr 9338 Specdb::MsIr 9339 Specdb::EiMs 807 Specdb::MsMs 97587 Specdb::MsMs 97588 Specdb::MsMs 97589 Specdb::MsMs 162336 Specdb::MsMs 162337 Specdb::MsMs 162338 Specdb::MsMs 1473612 Specdb::MsMs 1473613 Specdb::MsMs 1473614 Specdb::MsMs 1473615 Specdb::MsMs 1473616 Specdb::MsMs 1473617 Specdb::MsMs 1473618 Specdb::MsMs 1473619 Specdb::MsMs 1473620 Specdb::MsMs 1473621 Specdb::MsMs 1473622 Specdb::MsMs 1473623 Specdb::MsMs 1473624 Specdb::MsMs 1473625 Specdb::MsMs 1473626 Specdb::MsMs 1473627 Specdb::MsMs 1477108 Specdb::MsMs 1477109 Specdb::MsMs 1477110 Specdb::CMs 2704 Specdb::CMs 27357 Specdb::CMs 27474 Specdb::CMs 28079 Specdb::CMs 28211 Specdb::CMs 28212 Specdb::CMs 28837 Specdb::CMs 29054 Specdb::CMs 29167 Specdb::CMs 29651 Specdb::CMs 47411 Specdb::CMs 102229 Specdb::CMs 102230 Specdb::CMs 102231 Specdb::CMs 102232 Specdb::CMs 102233 Specdb::CMs 102234 Specdb::CMs 102235 Specdb::CMs 102236 Specdb::CMs 102237 Specdb::CMs 134007 Specdb::CMs 141741 Specdb::NmrOneD 2197 Specdb::NmrOneD 2890 Specdb::NmrOneD 48542 Specdb::NmrOneD 48543 Specdb::NmrOneD 48544 Specdb::NmrOneD 48545 Specdb::NmrOneD 48546 Specdb::NmrOneD 48547 Specdb::NmrOneD 48548 Specdb::NmrOneD 48549 Specdb::NmrOneD 48550 Specdb::NmrOneD 48551 Specdb::NmrOneD 48552 Specdb::NmrOneD 48553 Specdb::NmrOneD 48554 Specdb::NmrOneD 48555 Specdb::NmrOneD 48556 Specdb::NmrOneD 48557 Specdb::NmrOneD 48558 Specdb::NmrOneD 48559 Specdb::NmrOneD 48560 Specdb::NmrOneD 48561 HMDB41607 268 #<Reference:0x000055ce31f90d58>