Benzyl salicylate CAS#118-58-1
Pleasant Aroma: Benzyl salicylate has a faint, sweet-floral scent, often used in fragrance blends, providing a subtle yet appealing fragrance profile in cosmetics.
Natural Occurrence: Found in various plants and plant extracts, it offers a natural source for use in perfumes and personal care products, adding value to formulations.
Versatile Solubility: Slightly soluble in chloroform and methanol, benzyl salicylate is easily incorporated into various formulations, making it adaptable to different product types.
Stable Physical Properties: With a melting point of 18-20°C and a boiling point of 168-170°C, benzyl salicylate remains stable across a wide range of temperatures, ensuring reliable performance in products.
Benzyl salicylate is a benzyl ester of salicylic acid, commonly used in cosmetics. It appears as a nearly colorless liquid with a subtle scent, often described as "very faint, sweet-floral, and barely balsamic" by those who can detect it. However, many people either cannot smell it at all or describe its aroma as "musky." Trace impurities can significantly affect its scent. Naturally occurring in various plants and plant extracts, benzyl salicylate is widely used in fragrance blends.
Parameters
Melting point | 18-20 °C |
Boiling point | 168-170 °C5 mm Hg(lit.) |
density | 1.176 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
vapor pressure | 0.01Pa at 25℃ |
refractive index | n20/D 1.581(lit.) |
FEMA | 2151 | BENZYL SALICYLATE |
Fp | >230 °F |
storage temp. | -20°C |
solubility | Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly) |
pka | 8.11±0.30(Predicted) |
form | Liquid |
color | Thick colorless liquid |
Odor | pleasant odor |
Odor Type | balsamic |
biological source | synthetic |
Water Solubility | Slightly soluble |
Merck | 14,1144 |
JECFA Number | 904 |
BRN | 2115365 |
Dielectric constant | 4.1（20℃） |
InChIKey | ZCTQGTTXIYCGGC-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
LogP | 4 |
CAS DataBase Reference | 118-58-1(CAS DataBase Reference) |
NIST Chemistry Reference | Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, phenylmethyl ester(118-58-1) |
EPA Substance Registry System | Benzyl salicylate (118-58-1) |
Safety Information
Hazard Codes | Xi,N |
Risk Statements | 36/37/38-51/53-43 |
Safety Statements | 26-36-24/25-61-37-24 |
WGK Germany | 2 |
RTECS | VO1750000 |
TSCA | Yes |
HS Code | 29182900 |
Hazardous Substances Data | 118-58-1(Hazardous Substances Data) |
Toxicity | LD50 orl-rat: 2227 mg/kg FCTXAV 11,1029,73 |
