Benzyl benzoate
SIAL/B6630 - ReagentPlus®, ≥99.0%
Synonym: Benzoic acid benzyl ester
CAS Number: 120-51-4
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C14H12O2
Molecular Weight: 212.24
EC Number: 204-402-9
MDL Number: MFCD00003075
Linear Formula: C6H5COOCH2C6H5
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥99.0% |
| autoignition temp. | 896 °F |
| bp | 323-324 °C (lit.) |
| density | 1.118 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.) |
| form | liquid |
| InChI | 1S/C14H12O2/c15-14(13-9-5 |
| InChI key | SESFRYSPDFLNCH-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 17-20 °C (lit.) |
| product line | ReagentPlus® |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| refractive index | n |
| SMILES string | O=C(OCc1ccccc1)c2ccccc2 |
| vapor pressure | 1 mmHg ( 125 °C) |
| Application: | Benzyl benzoate has been used to: • Prepare benzyl alcohol/benzyl benzoate (BABB) solution employed for enhancing the tissue transparency during the whole-mount immunostaining BABB method. • Study its ability to induce an olfactory response in the third instar larvae of Drosophila melanogaster. • Prepare Spalteholz fluid in combination with methyl salicylate, employed during LSFM (light sheet fluorescence microscopy) imaging. |
| General description: | Benzyl benzoate is a benzyl compound that can be synthesized by reacting benzyl chloride with sodium benzoate in the presence of tetrabutylaramonium iodide. It is reported to be the key constituent in the essential oils isolated from leaves and stem bark of Cinnamomum zeylanicum. Its toxicity has been assessed. The mechanism of thermal decomposition of benzyl benzoate has been investigated. |
| Legal Information: | ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Packaging: | 1 L in glass bottle |
| Packaging: | 250, 500 mL in glass bottle |
| Symbol |   GHS07,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H302 - H411 |
| Precautionary statements | P264 - P270 - P273 - P301 + P312 - P391 - P501 |
| Hazard Codes | Xn,N |
| Risk Statements | 22-51/53 |
| Safety Statements | 25-46-61 |
| RIDADR | UN 3082 9 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | 298.4 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 148 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | ≥99.0% |
| bp | 323-324 °C (lit.) |
| mp | 17-20 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.118 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |