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Benzyl acetate

for ion-selective electrodes, Selectophore™, ≥99.5%

Synonym(s):

Acetic acid benzyl ester

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Linear Formula:
CH3COOCH2C6H5
CAS Number:
140-11-4
Molecular Weight:
150.17
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1908121
EC Number:
205-399-7
MDL number:
MFCD00008712
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
PubChem Substance ID:
329756433

vapor pressure

23 mmHg ( 110 °C)

Quality Level

200

product line

Selectophore™

assay

≥99.5% (GC)
≥99.5%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

862 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.502 (lit.)

bp

206 °C (lit.)

mp

−51 °C (lit.)

density

1.054 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(=O)OCc1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C9H10O2/c1-8(10)11-7-9-5-3-2-4-6-9/h2-6H,7H2,1H3

InChI key

QUKGYYKBILRGFE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Benzyl acetate is a colourless liquid having fruity odor. Reaction with oxidants can result in fire and explosion hazards.
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Application

It was used during statistical analysis, through a dose-response curve for odorants, in a study performed to understand the olfactory responses of Drosophila larvae.

Other Notes

Plasticizer for ionophore membranes

Legal Information

Selectophore is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

hcodes

H412

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

203.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

95 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Handbook of Chemicals and Safety, 124-125 (2010)
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Electroanalysis, 16, 1009-1009 (2004)
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D McGinty et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 50 Suppl 2, S363-S384 (2012-03-06)
A toxicologic and dermatologic review of benzyl acetate when used as a fragrance ingredient is presented. Benzyl acetate is a member of the fragrance structural group aryl alkyl alcohol simple acid esters (AAASAE). The AAASAE fragrance ingredients are prepared by
S A Hotchkiss et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 30(2), 145-153 (1992-02-01)
The effect of vehicle and occlusion on the in vitro percutaneous absorption of [methylene-14C]-benzyl acetate (1.7-16.6 mg/cm2) has been studied in diffusion cells using full thickness skin from male Fischer 344 rats. Absorption of neat benzyl acetate through rat skin
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