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Sigma-Aldrich

Methyl benzoate

natural, ≥98%, FCC, FG

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
C6H5COOCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
136.15
FEMA Number:
2683
Beilstein:
1072099
EC Number:
Council of Europe no.:
260c
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
PubChem Substance ID:
Flavis number:
9.725
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

FG
Fragrance grade
Halal
Kosher
natural

Quality Level

Agency

follows IFRA guidelines
meets purity specifications of JECFA

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1223/2009
EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002
FCC
FDA 21 CFR 117

vapor density

4.68 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.516 (lit.)

bp

198-199 °C (lit.)

mp

−12 °C (lit.)

solubility

ethanol: 60%, clear (1mL/4ml)

density

1.088 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

fragrance allergen

no known allergens

Organoleptic

floral; phenolic

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

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General description

Methyl benzoate occurs naturally in guava, mango and kiwifruit.

Pictograms

Health hazardExclamation mark

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Repr. 2

Storage Class Code

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

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Dynamic headspace concentration and gas chromatography of volatile flavor components in peach.
Narain N, et al.
Journal of Food Science, 55(5), 1303-1307 (1990)
Application of headspace solid-phase microextraction to volatile flavour profile development during storage and ripening of kiwifruit.
Wan XM, et al.
Food Research International, 32(3), 175-183 (1999)
Contribution of volatile compounds to mango (Mangifera indica L.) aroma
Pino JA & Mesa J
Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 21(2), 207-213 (2006)
María Manchado-Rojo et al.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology, 72(2), 294-307 (2012-06-20)
The transcriptional network topology of B function in Antirrhinum, required for petal and stamen development, is thought to rely on initial activation of transcription of DEFICIENS (DEF) and GLOBOSA (GLO), followed by a positive autoregulatory loop maintaining gene expression levels.
Nan Zhao et al.
Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB, 48(4), 279-287 (2010-03-05)
Two benzenoid esters, methyl salicylate (MeSA) and methyl benzoate (MeBA), were detected from insect-damaged rice plants. By correlating metabolite production with gene expression analysis, five candidate genes encoding putative carboxyl methyltransferases were identified. Enzymatic assays with Escherichia coli-expressed recombinant proteins

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