Ethyl phenyl ether

Ethyl phenyl ether is an organic compound that belongs to a class of compounds called ethers. Ethyl phenyl ether has the same properties as some other ethers, such as volatility, explosive vapors, and the ability to form peroxides. It will dissolve in less polar solvents such as ethanol or ether, but not in polar solvents such as water.

Preparation

Ethyl phenyl ether can be prepared by the reaction of phenol with diethyl sulfate:
This reaction follows S_N2 path.

Additional references

Organic Chemistry, Fessenden & Fessenden, 6th Edition, Ralph J. Fessenden et al.

For Antoine constants: http://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/cbook.cgi?ID=C103731&Units=SI&Mask=4#ref-10