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Methyl benzoate

(distilled and stabilized Type A), Technipur®

Synonym(s):

Methyl benzenecarboxylate

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190 L

Estimated to ship onMay 28, 2026fromKuehne + Nagel Sp. z o.o.

PLN 16,490.00

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Linear Formula:
C6H5COOCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
136.15
NACRES:
NA.05
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1072099
MDL number:

PLN 16,490.00


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vapor density

4.68 (vs air)

Quality Segment

vapor pressure

<1 mmHg ( 20 °C), 0.36 hPa ( 20 °C)

refractive index

n20/D 1.516 (lit.)

bp

198-199 °C (lit.)

mp

−12 °C (lit.)

density

1.088 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

COC(=O)c1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C8H8O2/c1-10-8(9)7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h2-6H,1H3

InChI key

QPJVMBTYPHYUOC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Methyl benzoate is a volatile aromatic ester widely used in perfumery industries because of its pleasant smell. It is also an important class of chemical intermediate commonly used in plasticizers, pharmaceuticals, dyeing polyester fibers, solvents, disinfectants, and pesticides.

Application

Methyl benzoate can be used as:
  • A solvent in the ink-jet printing of polymers.
  • A nonreacting plasticizer in the efficient crosslinking reaction of phenolic resin.
  • A starting material to synthesize glycol dibenzoate plasticizers by transesterification with glycols.

Legal Information

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

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refractive index

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refractive index

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refractive index

n20/D 1.516 (lit.)

vapor density

4.68 (vs air)

vapor density

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vapor density

-

vapor density

4.68 (vs air)

mp

−12 °C (lit.)

mp

-12 °C

mp

-12 °C

mp

−12 °C (lit.)

bp

198-199 °C (lit.)

bp

199 °C/1013 hPa

bp

199 °C/1013 hPa

bp

198-199 °C (lit.)

density

1.088 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

density

1.09 g/cm3 at 20 °C

density

1.09 g/cm3 at 20 °C

density

1.088 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

vapor pressure

<1 mmHg ( 20 °C), 0.36 hPa ( 20 °C)

vapor pressure

0.36 hPa ( 20 °C)

vapor pressure

0.36 hPa ( 20 °C)

vapor pressure

<1 mmHg ( 20 °C)


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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Repr. 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

170.6 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

flash_point_c

77 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup



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