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Methyl benzoate
(distilled and stabilized Type A), Technipur®
Synonym(s):
Methyl benzenecarboxylate
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About This Item
Linear Formula:
C6H5COOCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
136.15
NACRES:
NA.05
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1072099
MDL number:
vapor density
4.68 (vs air)
Quality Segment
vapor pressure
<1 mmHg ( 20 °C), 0.36 hPa ( 20 °C)
refractive index
n20/D 1.516 (lit.)
bp
198-199 °C (lit.)
mp
−12 °C (lit.)
density
1.088 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)
SMILES string
COC(=O)c1ccccc1
InChI
1S/C8H8O2/c1-10-8(9)7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h2-6H,1H3
InChI key
QPJVMBTYPHYUOC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
Methyl benzoate is a volatile aromatic ester widely used in perfumery industries because of its pleasant smell. It is also an important class of chemical intermediate commonly used in plasticizers, pharmaceuticals, dyeing polyester fibers, solvents, disinfectants, and pesticides.
Application
Methyl benzoate can be used as:
- A solvent in the ink-jet printing of polymers.
- A nonreacting plasticizer in the efficient crosslinking reaction of phenolic resin.
- A starting material to synthesize glycol dibenzoate plasticizers by transesterification with glycols.
Legal Information
Technipur is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Repr. 2
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Warning
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Storage Class
10 - Combustible liquids
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
170.6 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup
flash_point_c
77 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup
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