Benzyl benzoate
Effective Solvent: Benzoic benzyl ester demonstrates high solubility in organic solvents, making it well-suited for high-temperature applications and as a solvent for musks.
Low Volatility: It exhibits low volatility, ensuring consistent and stable performance across various uses without significant loss due to evaporation.
Insecticidal Efficacy: The compound acts as a potent insecticide, demonstrating high effectiveness against pests such as fleas, lice, ticks, and scabies mites—outperforming sulfur in efficacy.
Non-irritating and Non-greasy: Its non-irritating and non-greasy characteristics make it particularly suitable for pharmaceutical and fragrance formulations.
Benzyl benzoate is characterized by a subtle resin-like aroma. It occurs naturally in sources such as Peruvian cedar, Turan cedar, and essential oils including ylang-ylang, hyacinth, and night-blooming jasmine. Widely utilized in pharmaceutical and perfumery applications, this compound is insoluble in water but exhibits high solubility in organic solvents. These properties make it an effective solvent for high-temperature processes and the preferred solvent for certain types of musk.
Its low volatility, excellent solvency, and stable ester structure further enhance its functional value. In addition, benzoic benzyl ester acts as a powerful insecticide, demonstrating high efficacy against fleas, lice, ticks, and scabies—even exceeding that of sulfur. Its non-irritating and non-greasy qualities contribute to its suitability for practical use, and it is often formulated together with dibenzyl sulfide ester to improve insect-repellent performance.
Parameters
Melting point | 17-20 °C (lit.) |
Boiling point | 323-324 °C (lit.) |
density | 1.118 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.) |
vapor pressure | 1 mm Hg ( 125 °C) |
refractive index | n20/D 1.568(lit.) |
FEMA | 2138 | BENZYL BENZOATE |
Fp | 298 °F |
storage temp. | 2-8°C |
solubility | Miscible with ethanol, alcohol, chloroform, ether, oils. |
form | Liquid |
color | Clear colorless |
Odor | at 100.00 %. faint sweet balsam oily herbal |
Odor Type | balsamic |
biological source | synthetic |
Water Solubility | practically insoluble |
Merck | 14,1127 |
JECFA Number | 24 |
BRN | 2049280 |
Dielectric constant | 4.8（20℃） |
Stability: | Stable. Substances to be avoided include strong oxidizing agents. Combustible. |
InChIKey | SESFRYSPDFLNCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
LogP | 4 at 20℃ |
Surface tension | 45.95mN/m at 20°C |
CAS DataBase Reference | 120-51-4(CAS DataBase Reference) |
NIST Chemistry Reference | Benzyl Benzoate(120-51-4) |
EPA Substance Registry System | Benzyl benzoate (120-51-4) |
Safety Information
Hazard Codes | Xn,N |
Risk Statements | 22-51/53 |
Safety Statements | 25-61-46 |
RIDADR | UN 3082 9 / PGIII |
WGK Germany | 2 |
RTECS | DG4200000 |
Autoignition Temperature | 896 °F |
TSCA | Yes |
HazardClass | 9 |
HS Code | 29163100 |
Hazardous Substances Data | 120-51-4(Hazardous Substances Data) |
Toxicity | LD50 in rats, mice, rabbits, guinea pigs (g/kg): 1.7, 1.4, 1.8, 1.0 orally (Draize) |
