Benzyl alcohol
SIAL/08421 - analytical standard
Synonym: Benzenemethanol
CAS Number: 100-51-6
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C7H8O
Molecular Weight: 108.14
EC Number: 202-859-9
MDL Number: MFCD00004599
Linear Formula: C6H5CH2OH
Product Type: Chemical
| application(s) | environmental food and beverages |
| assay | ≥99.5% (GC) |
| autoignition temp. | 817 °F |
| bp | 203-205 °C (lit.) |
| density | 1.045 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| format | neat |
| grade | analytical standard |
| InChI | 1S/C7H8O/c8-6-7-4-2-1-3-5 |
| InChI key | WVDDGKGOMKODPV-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | −16-−13 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| refractive index | n |
| n |
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| shelf life | limited shelf life, expiry date on the label |
| SMILES string | OCc1ccccc1 |
| technique(s) | gas chromatography (GC): suitable |
| HPLC: suitable | |
| vapor density | 3.7 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 13.3 mmHg ( 100 °C) |
| 3.75 mmHg ( 77 °C) |
| Application: | Benzyl alcohol may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of benzyl alcohol in: • Wine samples by dichloromethane microextraction followed by gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID). • Uncased and cased tobaccos by stream distillation continuous extraction (SDE) followed by capillary GC or GC coupled with mass spectroscopy (MS). • Dairy products by solid phase microextraction (SPME) followed by GC-MS. • Scented products by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) combined with diode array detector (DAD). |
| General description: | Benzyl alcohol belongs to the aromatic alcohol group of compounds widely utilized in cosmetics and preservatives. It is also used as a solvent and viscosity-reducing agent. |
| General description: | This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food. Find all available reference materials for compounds listed in 10/2011 here |
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| Symbol |  GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H302 + H332 - H319 |
| Precautionary statements | P261 - P264 - P270 - P301 + P312 - P304 + P340 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 20/22 |
| Safety Statements | 26 |
| RIDADR | UN 3334 |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | 213.8 °F - DIN 51758 |
| Flash Point(C) | 101 °C - DIN 51758 |
| Purity | ≥99.5% (GC) |
| bp | 203-205 °C (lit.) |
| mp | −16-−13 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.045 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352104 |