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Butyl benzoate

99%

Synonym(s):

Benzoic acid n-butyl ester, n-Butyl benzoate

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Linear Formula:
C6H5COOCH2CH2CH2CH3
CAS Number:
136-60-7
Molecular Weight:
178.23
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
24857649
EC Number:
205-252-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1867073
MDL number:
MFCD00009439
Assay:
99%

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InChI key

XSIFPSYPOVKYCO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C11H14O2/c1-2-3-9-13-11(12)10-7-5-4-6-8-10/h4-8H,2-3,9H2,1H3

SMILES string

CCCCOC(=O)c1ccccc1

assay

99%

Quality Level

100

bp

249 °C (lit.)

density

1.01 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ester, phenyl

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Application

Butyl benzoate has been used as:
  • preservative in commercial cosmetic lotions
  • as involatile solvent, for sampling of isocyanates with silica gel solid phase extraction

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GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

222.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

106 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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MKCN7737
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John White
The Annals of occupational hygiene, 50(1), 15-27 (2005-08-30)
Isocyanates (NCO) are potent sensitizers and the largest cause of occupational asthma in the UK. Probably, MDHS 25/3 is the method most commonly used worldwide for the determination of organic NCO in air. This method uses an electrochemical (EC) detector
E Marengo et al.
Journal of chromatographic science, 39(8), 339-344 (2001-08-22)
An ion-interaction high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)-diode-array detection method is developed and optimized for the separation of typical antimicrobial agents used in cosmetics and hygiene products. The most used preservatives contain different molecular structures, different functionalities, and are characterized by different
Philipp Denk et al.
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 410(14), 3395-3404 (2018-04-07)
Elastic therapeutic tapes are an important tool in the field of physical therapy and medicine. These tapes contain types of adhesive. However, sensory evaluations revealed the release of pronounced and irritating odors of the tapes. Negative odors were, amongst others
Suvi-Katriina Ruokonen et al.
Journal of chromatography. A, 1405, 178-187 (2015-06-15)
The effect of three phosphonium and imidazolium ionic liquids (ILs) on the interaction between liposomes and common pharmaceuticals found in wastewaters was studied. The liposomes comprised zwitterionic phosphatidyl choline and negatively charged phosphatidyl glycerol. A set of common cationic, anionic

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