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Methyl benzoate

analytical standard

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Linear Formula:
C6H5COOCH3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
136.15
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
eCl@ss:
39024501
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
EC Number:
202-259-7
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1072099
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grade

analytical standard

Quality Segment

vapor density

4.68 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.5% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.516 (lit.), n20/D 1.517

bp

198-199 °C (lit.)

mp

−12 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble 2.1 g/L at 20 °C

density

1.088 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

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 (MB) belongs to the class of benzenoid esters.PMID 20199866 It exists as a naturally occurring compound in a variety of plants including freshwater fern Salvinia molesta,PMID 18177906 Antirrhinum genus species, etc.PMID 17216481 MB extracted from the fermented apple juice is reported to possess toxicity against an invasive fruit fly, identified as Drosophila suzukii Matsumura.
This substance is listed on the positive list of the EU regulation 10/2011 for plastics intended to come into contact with food. Find all available reference materials for compounds listed in 10/2011 here

Application

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Methyl benzoate may be used as an extraction solvent for extracting and preconcentrating benzimidazole fungicides in water samples prior to their determination by high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection (HPLC-PDA). It may also be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in Rosa hybrida using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry technique (GC-MS).

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technique(s)

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technique(s)

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application(s)

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cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

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flavors and fragrances

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

application(s)

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format

neat

format

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format

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format

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assay

≥99.5% (GC)

assay

≥98%

assay

≥98%

assay

99%

vapor density

4.68 (vs air)

vapor density

4.68 (vs air)

vapor density

4.68 (vs air)

vapor density

4.68 (vs air)


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signalword

Warning

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Repr. 2

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

ppe

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