BENZYL BENZOATE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO. 120-51-4

BENZYL BENZOATE

EINECS NO. 204-402-9
FORMULA C6H5CO2CH2C6H5
MOL WT. 212.25
H.S. CODE 2916.31
SMILES

 

TOXICITY Oral rat LD50: 1700 mg/kg
SYNONYMS Benzoic acid phenylmethyl ester; Benylate; Ascabin;
Scabagen; Vanzoate; Benzyl Phenylformate; Benzyl Benzene Carboxylate; Benzyl Alcohol Benzoic Ester; Ascabiol; Benzoic Acid Benzyl Ester; Benzoato De Bencilo;

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE Colourless oily liquid or leaflets depending on temperature
MELTING POINT

17 C

BOILING POINT 323 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.118 - 1.122
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Insoluble
AUTOIGNITION  
VAPOR DENSITY 7.31
NFPA RATINGS Health: 1 Flammability: 1 Reactivity: 0
FLASH POINT

 

STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS

Benzyl Benzoate is used for the synthesis of drugs (especially for antispasmodic drugs as a scabicides and to treat pediculosis). Benzyl benzoate finds application in fragrance. It is used in pre-fixing agent. Benzyl benzoate itself is not an active fragrance ingredient. It improves the stability and odor characteristics of the main ingredients. It is used as a miticide and in food field. It is also used as a plasticizer for polymers and cellulose.

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

 Colourless oily liquid
ASSAY (GC) 99.0% min

MELTING POINT

17 C min

ACID VALUE

0.3 max (mg KOH/g)

WATER 0.2% max
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 220kgs in Drum
HAZARD CLASS Not regulated
UN NO.  
REMARKS (DESCRIPTION OF BENZOIC ACID)

Benzoic acid, a white, crystalline organic compound, is a family carboxylic acids. It has a carboxyl group bound directly to a benzene ring. Though it occurs naturally in some plants, It is commercially manufactured by the reaction of toluene with oxygen at temperatures around 200 C in the presence of cobalt and manganese salts as catalysts. Pure benzoic acid melts at 122 C and is very slightly soluble in water. It is widely used as a food preservative, normally as the sodium, potassium, or calcium salts and their derivatives especially in acid foods. Benzoate preservatives applications in foods, drugs and personal products are well established. It is also widely as an intermediate for chemicals, alkyd resins, polyesters, plasticizers, dyestuffs, preservatives, and rubber activators and retardants. Benzoic Acid is a diverting agent in crude oil recovery applications.