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Ethyl benzoate

≥99%

Synonym(s):

Benzoic acid ethyl ester

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Linear Formula:
C6H5COOC2H5
CAS Number:
93-89-0
Molecular Weight:
150.17
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1908172
EC Number:
202-284-3
MDL number:
MFCD00009109
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24894400
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

5.17 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 44 °C)

assay

≥99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

914 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.504 (lit.)

bp

212 °C (lit.)

mp

−34 °C (lit.)

density

1.045 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCOC(=O)c1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C9H10O2/c1-2-11-9(10)8-6-4-3-5-7-8/h3-7H,2H2,1H3

InChI key

MTZQAGJQAFMTAQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Ethyl benzoate is a general reagent to construct molecules with phenyl pendants such as phenyl bearing pyrazine-boron fluorescent complex. It can be used to prepare Horner′s phosphonate intermediate in the total synthesis of diospongins A and B. It is also a flavoring agent used in food and fragrance industry.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

190.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

88 °C - closed cup

ppe

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Synthesis and fluorescence properties of novel pyrazine?boron complexes bearing a ?-iminoketone ligand.
Kubota Y, et al.
Organic Letters, 13(24), 6544-6547 (2011)
Densities and viscosities of binary mixtures of isoamyl acetate, ethyl caproate, ethyl benzoate, isoamyl butyrate, ethyl phenylacetate, and ethyl caprylate with ethanol at T=(288.15, 298.15, 308.15, and 318.15) K.
Sheu Y W and Tu C H
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 51(2), 496-503 (2006)
A concise total synthesis of diospongins A and B.
Sabitha G, et al.
Helvetica Chimica Acta, 91(12), 2235-2239 (2008)
Md Munir Mostafiz et al.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 184, 109653-109653 (2019-09-19)
Plant-derived benzoates are known to have insecticidal and repellent activities, however, these effects have been evaluated thoroughly in only a few groups of insects. In this study, the insecticidal activities of three commercially available benzoates, methyl benzoate (MB), ethyl benzoate
Daniel I Perez et al.
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