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Benzyl benzoate

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Synonym(s):

Benzoic acid benzyl ester

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Linear Formula:
C6H5COOCH2C6H5
CAS Number:
120-51-4
Molecular Weight:
212.24
Beilstein:
2049280
EC Number:
204-402-9
MDL number:
MFCD00003075
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
57653953
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 125 °C)

Quality Level

100

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

≥99.0%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

896 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.568 (lit.)

bp

323-324 °C (lit.)

mp

17-20 °C (lit.)

density

1.118 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

O=C(OCc1ccccc1)c2ccccc2

InChI

1S/C14H12O2/c15-14(13-9-5-2-6-10-13)16-11-12-7-3-1-4-8-12/h1-10H,11H2

InChI key

SESFRYSPDFLNCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Benzyl benzoate is a benzyl compound that can be synthesized by reacting benzyl chloride with sodium benzoate in the presence of tetrabutylaramonium iodide. It is reported to be the key constituent in the essential oils isolated from leaves and stem bark of Cinnamomum zeylanicum. Its toxicity has been assessed. The mechanism of thermal decomposition of benzyl benzoate has been investigated.

Application

Benzyl benzoate has been used to:
  • Prepare benzyl alcohol/benzyl benzoate (BABB) solution employed for enhancing the tissue transparency during the whole-mount immunostaining BABB method.
  • Study its ability to induce an olfactory response in the third instar larvae of Drosophila melanogaster.
  • Prepare Spalteholz fluid in combination with methyl salicylate, employed during LSFM (light sheet fluorescence microscopy) imaging.

Legal Information

ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Pictograms

Exclamation markEnvironment
GHS07,GHS09

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H410

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 2

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

298.4 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

148 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Toxicity studies on benzyl benzoate and related benzyl compounds.
B E GRAHAM et al.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 84, 358-362 (1945-08-01)
Benzyl benzoate, the major component of the leaf and stem bark oil of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume.
Nath SC, et al.
J. Essent. Oil Res., 8(3), 327-328 (1996)
Kinetics of phase transfer catalytic preparation of benzyl benzoate.
Chang JR, et al.
J. Chin. Chem. Soc., 31(2), 185-190 (1984)
Jos van Rooij et al.
Biomedical optics express, 10(4), 1782-1793 (2019-05-16)
In this work we demonstrate large-scale high-sensitivity optical diffraction tomography (ODT) of zebrafish. We make this possible by three improvements. First, we obtain a large field of view while still maintaining a high resolution by using a high magnification over
Pyrolytic Chemistry of Benzyl Benzoate.
Chen PS and Chou CH.
J. Chin. Chem. Soc., 41(5), 597-599 (1994)
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