Benzyl acetate

Benzyl acetate
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Benzyl acetate
Identifiers
CAS Number	140-11-4 ;
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ChEBI	CHEBI:52051 ;
ChemSpider	13850405 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.004.909
KEGG	C15513 ;
PubChem CID	8785;
UNII	0ECG3V79ZJ ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0020151 ;
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Properties
Chemical formula	C9H10O2
Molar mass	150.18 g/mol
Appearance	Colourless liquid
Odor	flowery
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
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	1 1 0
Flash 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).
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Benzyl acetate is an organic ester with the molecular formula C₉H₁₀O₂. It is formed by the condensation of benzyl alcohol and acetic acid.

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..^[1]

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.^[2]

Industrially benzyl acetate is used as a medium of extraction in extraction of plastics, resin, cellulose acetate, cellulose nitrate, oils and lacquers.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ "Benzyl acetate". The Good Scents Company.
^ Schiestl, F.P. & Roubik, D.W. (2004). "Odor Compound Detection in Male Euglossine Bees". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 29 (1): 253–257. doi:10.1023/A:1021932131526. PMID 12647866.

External links[]

International Chemical Safety Card 1331

[1] "Benzyl acetate". The Good Scents Company.

[2] Schiestl, F.P. & Roubik, D.W. (2004). "Odor Compound Detection in Male Euglossine Bees". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 29 (1): 253–257. doi:10.1023/A:1021932131526. PMID 12647866.

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