Natural Benzyl Alcohol

Product Name:

Natural Benzyl Alcohol

CAS:

100-51-6

MF:

C7H8O

MW:

108.14

EINECS:

202-859-9

Mol File:

100-51-6.mol

Melting point 

-15 °C

Boiling point 

205 °C

density 

1.045 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

vapor density 

3.7 (vs air)

vapor pressure 

13.3 mm Hg ( 100 °C)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.539(lit.)

FEMA 

2137 | BENZYL ALCOHOL

Fp 

201 °F

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

H2O: 33 mg/mL, clear, colorless

pka

14.36±0.10(Predicted)

form 

Liquid

color 

APHA: ≤20

Odor

Mild, pleasant.

Relative polarity

0.608

explosive limit

1.3-13%(V)

Water Solubility 

4.29 g/100 mL (20 ºC)

Merck 

14,1124

JECFA Number

25

BRN 

878307

Henry's Law Constant

<2.70 x 10-7 at 25 °C (thermodynamic method-GC/UV, Altschuh et al., 1999)

Exposure limits

No exposure limit is set. Because of its low vapor pressure and low toxicity, the health hazard to humans from occupational exposure should be very low.

InChIKey

WVDDGKGOMKODPV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

100-51-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Benzyl alcohol(100-51-6)

EPA Substance Registry System

Benzyl alcohol (100-51-6)

Hazard Codes 

Xn,T

Risk Statements 

20/22-63-43-36/37/38-23/24/25-45-40

Safety Statements 

26-36/37-24/25-23-53

RIDADR 

UN 1593 6.1/PG 3

WGK Germany 

1

RTECS 

DN3150000

F 

8-10-23-35

Autoignition Temperature

817 °F

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29062100

Hazardous Substances Data

100-51-6(Hazardous Substances Data)

Toxicity

LD50 orally in rats: 3.1 g/kg (Smyth)

Chemical Property

Transparent colorless liquid. Slightly aromatic odor. Slightly soluble in water, and miscible with alcohol, ether, chloroform and so on.

Chemical Properties

Benzyl alcohol has a characteristic pleasant, fruity odor and a slightly pungent, sweet taste; the note tends to become similar to that of benzyl aldehyde on aging.

Occurrence

The free alcohol is often present in several essential oils and extracts of jasmine, tobacco, tea, neroli, copaiba, Acacia farnesiana Willd., Acacia cavenia Hook. and Arn., Robinia pseudacacia, ylang-ylang, Pandanus odoratissimus, Michelia champaca, Prunus laurocerasus, tuberose, orris, castoreum, violet leaves, clove buds and others. Also found in fresh apple, apricot, mandarin peel oil, high bush blueberry, raspberry, strawberry fruit, American cranberry and cooked asparagus.

Uses

Esters of benzyl alcohol are used in makingperfume, soap, flavoring, lotion, and ointment.It finds application in color photography;the pharmaceuticals industry, cosmetics,and leather dyeing; and as an insect repellent.It occurs in natural products such as oils ofjasmine and castoreum.

Uses

antimicrobial, antipruritic

Uses

manufacture of other benzyl Compounds. Pharmaceutic aid (antimicrobial). Solvent for gelatin, casein (when hot), solvent for cellulose acetate, shellac. Used in perfumery and in flavoring (mostly in form of its aliphatic esters). In microscopy as embedding material.

Uses

benzyl alcohol is a preservative against bacteria, used in concentrations of 1 to 3 percent. It can cause skin irritation.

Regulatory Status

Included in the FDA Inactive Ingredients Database (dental injections, oral capsules, solutions and tablets, topical, and vaginal preparations). Included in parenteral and nonparenteral medicines licensed in the UK. Included in the Canadian List of Acceptable Non-medicinal Ingredients.