Chemicals and Drugs

Phenylacetates

Derivatives of phenylacetic acid. Included under this heading are a variety of acid forms, salts, esters, and amides that contain the benzeneacetic acid structure. Note that this class of compounds should not be confused with derivatives of phenyl acetate, which contain the PHENOL ester of ACETIC ACID.

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Abstract

Derivatives of phenylacetic acid. Included under this heading are a variety of acid forms, salts, esters, and amides that contain the benzeneacetic acid structure. Note that this class of compounds should not be confused with derivatives of phenyl acetate, which contain the PHENOL ester of ACETIC ACID.

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  • Benzeneacetates
  • Benzeneacetic Acids
  • Phenylacetic Acids
  • Acids, Benzeneacetic
  • Acids, Phenylacetic

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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  1. D02w.241w.223.601

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Phenylacetates. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010648. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010648
  2. Phenylacetates. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73849392