| Description | Methyl phenethyl ether has a powerful diffusive and penetrating
odor with a warm, floral note. It is "grassy" and pungent on
dilution. May be prepared by catalytic reduction of phenylacetaldehyde
dimethyl acetal; from phenylethyl alcohol and methanol. |
| Chemical Properties | Methyl phenethyl ether has a powerful, diffusive and penetrating odor with a warm, floral note; “grassy” and pungent
on dilution. |
| Chemical Properties | (2-Methoxyethyl)benzene is a colorless
liquid with a sharp, rosy-green odor. It is used in oriental-type perfumes as well
as in artificial keora oil. |
| Occurrence | Reported as occurring in Pandanus odoratissimus and in the oil of Tagetes signata and Scotch spearmint oil;
also in litchi |
| Uses | Phenylethyl methyl ether is a volatile compound that can be found in Litchi wine (and Litchi fruit) during winemaking. Phenylethyl methyl ether is also an additive to perfumes, detergents and soaps. |
| Preparation | By catalytic reduction of phenylacetaldehyde dimethyl acetal; from phenylethyl alcohol and methanol |
| Synthesis Reference(s) | Synthetic Communications, 25, p. 2435, 1995 DOI: 10.1080/00397919508015447 |
| Flammability and Explosibility | Nonflammable |
