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Benzyl benzoate

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Benzoic acid benzyl ester

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
C6H5COOCH2C6H5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
212.24
Beilstein:
2049280
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 125 °C)

Assay

≥98% (GC)

autoignition temp.

896 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

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.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

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, an ester of benzyl alcohol and benzoic acid, is widely used as a fragrance fixer, fragrance ingredient and preservative to maintain the potency and stability of a variety of cosmetic formulations. It is also employed as a synthetic musk, acaricide to treat scabies and headlice.

Application

Benzyl benzoate may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in commercial products and pharmaceutical preparations using chromatography techniques.
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Other Notes

This compound is commonly found in plants of the genus: cinnamomum

Pictograms

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Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

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


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Photochemical products of benzyl benzoate: possible formation of skin allergens
Shibamoto T and Umano K
Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology, 4(2), 97-103 (1985)
Efficient homogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of esters to alcohols
Zhang J, et al.
Angewandte Chemie (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 118(7), 1131-1133 (2006)
Separation and simultaneous high-performance liquid chromatographic determination of benzocaine and benzyl benzoate in a pharmaceutical preparation
Gigante B, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 549(2-3), 217-220 (1991)
Simultaneous micro steam distillation/solvent extraction for the isolation of semivolatile flavor compounds from cinnamon and their separation by series coupled-column gas chromatography
Jayatilaka A, et al.
Analytica Chimica Acta, 302(2-3) (1995)
Determination of preservatives in cosmetic products: II. High-performance liquid chromatographic identification
Kruijf DN, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 469(5), 317-328 (1989)

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