Benzyl acetate

Benzyl acetate is an organic ester with the molecular formula CH3C(O)OCH2C6H5. It is formed by the condensation of benzyl alcohol and acetic acid.

Benzyl acetate
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Benzyl acetate
Identifiers
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ECHA InfoCard 100.004.909
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  • InChI=1/C9H10O2/c1-8(10)11-7-9-5-3-2-4-6-9/h2-6H,7H2,1H3
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  • c1ccccc1COC(=O)C
  • CC(=O)OCc1ccccc1
Properties
CH3C(O)OCH2C6H5
Molar mass 150.18 g/mol
Appearance Colourless liquid
Odor floral
Density 1.054 g/ml
Melting point −51.5 °C (−60.7 °F; 221.7 K)
Boiling point 212 °C (414 °F; 485 K)
0.31 g/100 mL
Solubility Soluble in benzene, chloroform
Miscible with ethanol, ether, acetone
-93.18·10−6 cm3/mol
1.523
Hazards
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Flash point 102 °C (216 °F; 375 K)
461 °C (862 °F; 734 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Similar to most other esters, it possesses a sweet and pleasant aroma, owing to which, it finds applications in personal hygiene and health care products. It is a constituent of jasmin and of the essential oils of ylang-ylang and neroli. It has pleasant sweet aroma reminiscent of jasmine. Further as a flavoring agent it is also used to impart jasmine or apple flavors to various cosmetics and personal care products like lotions, hair creams etc..[1]

It is one of many compounds that is attractive to males of various species of orchid bees. It is collected and used by the bees as an intra-specific pheromone; In apiculture benzyl acetate is used as a bait to collect bees. Natural sources of benzyl acetate include varieties of flowers like jasmine (Jasminum), and fruits like pear, apple, etc.[2]

References
  1. "Benzyl acetate". The Good Scents Company.
  2. Schiestl, F.P. & Roubik, D.W. (2004). "Odor Compound Detection in Male Euglossine Bees". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 29 (1): 253–257. doi:10.1023/A:1021932131526. PMID 12647866. S2CID 2845587.
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