1879 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XXXVI. 322The author ..has undertaken the investigation of oxyphenylacetic acid,..which was discovered and described by Heintz.., and named by him phenoxacetic acid. [ sc. P. Fritzsche]
Ibid. 642 (heading)Phenoxypropionic acid.
1880 Ibid. XXXVII. 318The preparation of phenoxyacetic acid is described at length.
1900 E. F. Smith tr. V. von Richter'sOrg. Chem. (ed. 3) II. 146Phenoxyacetone,..C6H5O.CH2.CO.CH3, boiling at 230°, is condensed by concentrated sulphuric acid to methyl cumarone.
1926 D. W. MacArdle Use of Solvents in SyntheticOrg. Chem. iv. 62Marvel and Tanenbaum found that if in the preparation of phenoxybutyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol dried over lime was used as solvent, yields of not over 45% were obtained.
1946 Long & Brenchley Suppression of Weeds (ed. 2) xiii. 62As a result of the work carried out..at Jealott's Hill Research Station a range of phenoxyacetic acid products were discovered, of which Methoxone (4-chlor-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid) was finally chosen as being a most efficient weed killer with selective properties.
1948 O. K. Behrens et al. inJrnl. Biol. Chem. CLXXV. 798Phenoxymethylpenicillin—N - (2 - Hydroxyethyl) - phenoxyacetamide (150 mg. per liter)..was used as the precursor for this penicillin.
1954 W. J. Hickinbottom in E. H. Rodd Chem. Carbon Compounds IIIa. viii. 426By the action of alcoholic potash, phenoxyacetylene is formed, an unstable oil.
1959 Jrnl. Exper. Bot. X. 33 (heading)Factors controlling the uptake of phenoxyacetic acids by Lemna minor.
1959 Times 6 Mar. 13/6 A preparation of penicillin—penicillin V, or phenoxymethylpenicillin—was produced which was not destroyed by the acid contents of the stomach.
1969 New Scientist 9 Jan. 61/2 Even the relatively innocuous phenoxyacetic acid compounds..have already caused significant ecological damage by destroying natural mangrove associations.
1970 Hoover & Stedman in A. Burger MedicinalChem. (ed. 3) I. xviii. 382/1Phenoxymethylpenicillin (penicillin V) is now the only important biosynthetic penicillin in use.
1896 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. LXIX. 161 (heading)On γ-phenoxy-derivatives of malonic acid and acetic acid.
1923 Chem. Abstr. XVII. 3864 (heading)Phenoxy derivatives of propane.
1926 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. XLVIII. 2748The method chosen for the synthesis of these compounds was first to prepare the phenoxy alcohols and then to convert them into the chlorides.
1926 Biochem. Jrnl. XX. 1083Replacement of the two phenoxy-groups by bromine.
1928 Chem. Abstr. XXII. 769 (heading)Influence of the phenoxy group and its derivatives upon the halochromism of known chromogens.
1964 L. J. Audus Physiol. &Biochem. Herbicides v. 195The effects of the halogenated aliphatic acids on total soil populations are as diverse as those of the phenoxy herbicides.
1964 W. A. Waters Mechanisms OxidationOrg. Compounds ix. 139In aqueous solution the phenoxy radical itself has a mean lifetime of about 10-3 second.
1974 McGraw-Hill Yearbk. Sci. &Technol. 330/2The phenoxy herbicides (2,4-D and 2,4-T), aminotriazole.., and pidoram are frequently used in forestry.
1962 Mod. Plastics Nov. 169 (heading)Phenoxy—a new thermoplastic.
Ibid. ,Phenoxy materials are a new family of thermoplastic resins that can be chemically cross-linked to impart thermosetting properties.
1963 Aeroplane 21 Feb. 29/2 Ventilating ducts in the Boeing 727 are fabricated from self-extinguishing phenoxy resin.
1967 Times Rev. Industry May 76/2There has also been progress in the currently lower tonnage plastics such as nylon and polyester in film laminates for packaging processed foods, phenoxy polymer in blown bottles, and polycarbonate for sterilizable containers.
1969 L. S. Mounts in W. R. R. Park Plastics FilmTechnol. v. 141Phenoxy films are rigid transparent films with high impact strength.
1970 W. G. Potter Epoxide Resins ii. 19The ‘phenoxies’ are in fact to be regarded as high-M thermoplastic materials and have been used either as surface-coating binder resins.., or as thermoplastics for blow moulding, injection moulding, . [ etc.]
ORIGIN: from phen- + oxy- .
phenoxy-
combining form
Etymology: phen- + oxy-
: containing the univalent radical C6H5(−) composed of phenyl united with oxygen — in names of chemical compounds
< phenoxyacetic acid C6H5OCH2COOH >
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