Benzyl benzoate CAS#120-51-4
Effective Solvent: Benzoic benzyl ester is highly soluble in organic solvents, making it ideal for high-temperature processes and as a solvent for musks.
Low Volatility: It has low volatility, ensuring stable performance in various applications without rapid evaporation.
Insecticidal Properties: It is a potent insecticide, especially effective against fleas, lice, ticks, and scabies, surpassing sulfur in efficiency.
Non-irritating and Non-greasy: Its lack of irritation or greasiness enhances its appeal, making it suitable for use in pharmaceuticals and fragrances.
Benzoic benzyl ester is a simple ester compound that features a faint resin-like aroma. Naturally occurring in substances such as Peruvian cedar, Turan cedar, and various essential oils like ylang-ylang, hyacinth, and night-blooming jasmine, it is commonly used in both pharmaceutical and fragrance applications. Although insoluble in water, it is highly soluble in organic solvents, making it an excellent solvent for high-temperature processes and the sole solvent for certain musks.
Its utility is further highlighted by its low volatility, superb solvent properties, and the inherent stability of its ester group. Additionally, benzoic benzyl ester serves as a potent insecticide, particularly effective against fleas, lice, ticks, and scabies, even surpassing sulfur in effectiveness. Its lack of irritation or greasiness adds to its appeal, and it is often combined with dibenzyl sulfide ester for enhanced insect repellent properties.
Parameters
Melting point | 17-20 °C (lit.) |
Boiling point | 323-324 °C (lit.) |
density | 1.118 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.) |
vapor pressure | 1 mm Hg ( 125 °C) |
refractive index | n20/D 1.568(lit.) |
FEMA | 2138 | BENZYL BENZOATE |
Fp | 298 °F |
storage temp. | 2-8°C |
solubility | Miscible with ethanol, alcohol, chloroform, ether, oils. |
form | Liquid |
color | Clear colorless |
Odor | at 100.00 %. faint sweet balsam oily herbal |
Odor Type | balsamic |
biological source | synthetic |
Water Solubility | practically insoluble |
Merck | 14,1127 |
JECFA Number | 24 |
BRN | 2049280 |
Dielectric constant | 4.8（20℃） |
Stability: | Stable. Substances to be avoided include strong oxidizing agents. Combustible. |
InChIKey | SESFRYSPDFLNCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
LogP | 4 at 20℃ |
Surface tension | 45.95mN/m at 20°C |
CAS DataBase Reference | 120-51-4(CAS DataBase Reference) |
NIST Chemistry Reference | Benzyl Benzoate(120-51-4) |
EPA Substance Registry System | Benzyl benzoate (120-51-4) |
Safety Information
Hazard Codes | Xn,N |
Risk Statements | 22-51/53 |
Safety Statements | 25-61-46 |
RIDADR | UN 3082 9 / PGIII |
WGK Germany | 2 |
RTECS | DG4200000 |
Autoignition Temperature | 896 °F |
TSCA | Yes |
HazardClass | 9 |
HS Code | 29163100 |
Hazardous Substances Data | 120-51-4(Hazardous Substances Data) |
Toxicity | LD50 in rats, mice, rabbits, guinea pigs (g/kg): 1.7, 1.4, 1.8, 1.0 orally (Draize) |
