Phenyl isocyanate

Phenyl isocyanate
Skeletal formula
Ball-and-stick model
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Isocyanatobenzene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.002.852
UNII
Properties
C7H5NO
Molar mass 119.12 g·mol−1
Appearance Colourless liquid
Density 1.09
Melting point -30 °C
Boiling point 165 °C
Reacts with water
-72.7·10−6 cm3/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Phenyl isocyanate is an organic compound typically abbreviated PhNCO. The molecule consists of a phenyl ring attached to the isocyanate functional group. It is a colourless liquid that reacts with water. Phenyl isocyanate has a strong odor and tearing vapours, therefore it should be handled in the fumehood.

Characteristic of other isocyanates, it reacts with amines to give ureas.[1] Similarly, reacts with alcohols to form carbamates.

It is used in addition with triethylamine to activate nitro groups to undergo (C,O) 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (as opposed to O,O). The nitro group (RCH2NO2) is converted to RCNO in the reaction, with CO2 as one of the by products.[2]

References

  1. Emmanuil I. Troyansky "Phenyl Isocyanate" in Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, 2001 John Wiley & Sons doi:10.1002/047084289X.rp073
  2. Mukaiyama, Teruaki; Hoshino, Toshio (1960). "The Reactions of Primary Nitroparaffins with Isocyanates". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 82: 5339. doi:10.1021/ja01505a017.


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