Title: Ethyl Benzoate
CAS Registry Number: 93-89-0
CAS Name: Benzoic acid ethyl ester
Molecular Formula: C9H10O2
Molecular Weight: 150.17
Percent Composition: C 71.98%, H 6.71%, O 21.31%
Line Formula: C6H5COOC2H5
Properties: Colorless, clear, refractive liq; aromatic odor; vapors cause cough. d425 1.050. bp 211-213°. mp -34°. nD20 1.506. Almost insol in water; miscible with alcohol, chloroform, ether, petr ether. LD50 orally in rats: 6.48 g/kg, Smyth et al., Arch. Ind. Hyg. Occup. Med. 10, 61 (1954).
Melting point: mp -34°
Boiling point: bp 211-213°
Index of refraction: nD20 1.506
Density: d425 1.050
Toxicity data: LD50 orally in rats: 6.48 g/kg, Smyth et al., Arch. Ind. Hyg. Occup. Med. 10, 61 (1954)
Use: In perfumery under the name Essence de Niobe; in manuf of Peau d'Espagne; artificial fruit essence. |