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Benzyl benzoate

tested according to Ph. Eur.

Synonym(s):

Benzylis benzoas, Benzoic acid benzyl ester

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Linear Formula:
C6H5COOCH2C6H5
CAS Number:
120-51-4
Molecular Weight:
212.24
NACRES:
NA.26
PubChem Substance ID:
329749740
eCl@ss:
32110502
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
EC Number:
204-402-9
MDL number:
MFCD00003075
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2049280
Form:
liquid
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Quality Segment

100

agency

USP/NF, tested according to Ph. Eur.

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 125 °C)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

896 °F

color

clear

refractive index

n20/D 1.568 (lit.)

bp

323-324 °C (lit.)

mp

17-20 °C (lit.)

solubility

alcohol: miscible, chloroform: miscible, diethyl ether: miscible, oil: miscible, water: insoluble

density

1.118 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

SMILES string

O=C(OCc1ccccc1)c2ccccc2

InChI

1S/C14H12O2/c15-14(13-9-5-2-6-10-13)16-11-12-7-3-1-4-8-12/h1-10H,11H2

InChI key

SESFRYSPDFLNCH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

Benzyl benzoate has been used as a test compound for evaluating its acaricidal activities by comparative counts, at regular intervals, with Dermutophagoides furinue populations. It has also been used for cleaning the whole-mount lacZ stained slides for microscopic visualization under a stereomicroscope.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Benzyl benzoate is the condensation product of benzoic acid and benzyl alcohol. It is utilized for treating human scabies as well as kills house dust mite.

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pictograms

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GHS07,GHS09

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Warning

hcodes

H302,H410

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

298.4 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

148 °C - closed cup

ppe

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

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