Benzyl acetate is an organic ester with the molecular formula CH3C(O)OCH2C6H5. It is formed by the condensation of benzyl alcohol and acetic acid.
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| Preferred IUPAC name Benzyl acetate | |
| Other names Acetic acid phenylmethyl ester | |
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| CH3C(O)OCH2C6H5 | |
| Molar mass | 150.18 g/mol |
| Appearance | Colourless liquid |
| Odor | floral |
| Density | 1.054 g/ml |
| Melting point | −51.5 °C (−60.7 °F; 221.7 K) |
| Boiling point | 212 °C (414 °F; 485 K) |
Solubility in water | 0.31 g/100 mL |
| Solubility | Soluble in benzene, chloroform Miscible with ethanol, ether, acetone |
Magnetic susceptibility (χ) | -93.18·10−6 cm3/mol |
Refractive index (nD) | 1.523 |
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| Flash point | 102 °C (216 °F; 375 K) |
Autoignition temperature | 461 °C (862 °F; 734 K) |
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Similar to most other esters, it possesses a sweet and pleasant aroma, owing to which, it finds applications in personal hygiene and health care products. It is a constituent of jasmin and of the essential oils of ylang-ylang and neroli. It has pleasant sweet aroma reminiscent of jasmine. Further as a flavoring agent it is also used to impart jasmine or apple flavors to various cosmetics and personal care products like lotions, hair creams etc..
It is one of many compounds that is attractive to males of various species of orchid bees. It is collected and used by the bees as an intra-specific pheromone; In apiculture benzyl acetate is used as a bait to collect bees. Natural sources of benzyl acetate include varieties of flowers like jasmine (Jasminum), and fruits like pear, apple, etc.
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- International Chemical Safety Card 1331
Benzyl acetate is an organic ester with the molecular formula CH3C O OCH2C6H5 It is formed by the condensation of benzyl alcohol and acetic acid Benzyl acetate NamesPreferred IUPAC name Benzyl acetateOther names Acetic acid phenylmethyl esterIdentifiersCAS Number 140 11 4 Y3D model JSmol Interactive imageInteractive imageChEBI CHEBI 52051 YChemSpider 13850405 YECHA InfoCard 100 004 909KEGG C15513 YPubChem CID 8785UNII 0ECG3V79ZJ YCompTox Dashboard EPA DTXSID0020151InChI InChI 1S C9H10O2 c1 8 10 11 7 9 5 3 2 4 6 9 h2 6H 7H2 1H3 YKey QUKGYYKBILRGFE UHFFFAOYSA N YInChI 1 C9H10O2 c1 8 10 11 7 9 5 3 2 4 6 9 h2 6H 7H2 1H3Key QUKGYYKBILRGFE UHFFFAOYADSMILES c1ccccc1COC O CCC O OCc1ccccc1PropertiesChemical formula CH3C O OCH2C6H5Molar mass 150 18 g molAppearance Colourless liquidOdor floralDensity 1 054 g mlMelting point 51 5 C 60 7 F 221 7 K Boiling point 212 C 414 F 485 K Solubility in water 0 31 g 100 mLSolubility Soluble in benzene chloroform Miscible with ethanol ether acetoneMagnetic susceptibility x 93 18 10 6 cm3 molRefractive index nD 1 523HazardsNFPA 704 fire diamond 110Flash point 102 C 216 F 375 K Autoignition temperature 461 C 862 F 734 K Except where otherwise noted data are given for materials in their standard state at 25 C 77 F 100 kPa N verify what is Y N Infobox references Similar to most other esters it possesses a sweet and pleasant aroma owing to which it finds applications in personal hygiene and health care products It is a constituent of jasmin and of the essential oils of ylang ylang and neroli It has pleasant sweet aroma reminiscent of jasmine Further as a flavoring agent it is also used to impart jasmine or apple flavors to various cosmetics and personal care products like lotions hair creams etc It is one of many compounds that is attractive to males of various species of orchid bees It is collected and used by the bees as an intra specific pheromone In apiculture benzyl acetate is used as a bait to collect bees Natural sources of benzyl acetate include varieties of flowers like jasmine Jasminum and fruits like pear apple etc References Benzyl acetate The Good Scents Company Schiestl F P amp Roubik D W 2004 Odor Compound Detection in Male Euglossine Bees Journal of Chemical Ecology 29 1 253 257 doi 10 1023 A 1021932131526 hdl 20 500 11850 57276 PMID 12647866 S2CID 2845587 External linksInternational Chemical Safety Card 1331
