Isopropyl Benzoate Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-26°C(lit.)

Boiling point:

218°C

Density 

1,01 g/cm³

vapor pressure 

19.4Pa at 25℃

FEMA 

2932 | ISOPROPYL BENZOATE

refractive index 

1.4940 (20℃)

Flash point:

102°C

storage temp. 

Refrigerator

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

form 

Oil

Specific Gravity

1.02

color 

Pale Yellow

Odor

at 100.00 %. sweet fruity floral balsamic

Odor Type

floral

Water Solubility 

1mg/L at 20℃

JECFA Number

855

LogP

2.93 at 20℃

CAS DataBase Reference

939-48-0(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Isopropyl benzoate (939-48-0)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

22

RTECS 

DH3150000

HS Code 

2916.31.5000

Isopropyl Benzoate Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Isopropyl benzoate is a colorless liquid that has a sweet, fruity-floral odor. It can dissolve in acetone and ether, but does not dissolve in water.?

Occurrence

Reported found in apple, pear, cocoa, honey and feyoa fruit (Feyoa sellowiana)

Uses

Isopropyl benzoate is used as an insecticide evaporation control agent. This ester has found a little use in perfume compositions, since it produces very pleasant complex notes with Oakmoss and Labdanum, Vetiver, etc. It is an “outdoor” type of odor, suitable for all materials of the Clover, Lavender, Hay, Fougere, Chypre, etc. and it may also be used for variations in an Ylang type of heavy floral or Oriental type. It is used in flavor compositions, again partly for its nut-like effect in Hazelnut and Walnut imitation, also as a powerful undertone in fruit complexes, sometimes in wine-gum flavors, imitation Blackcurrant, etc. The concentration used is equivalent to about 10 to 50 ppm in the functional product.

Preparation

By heating benzoyl chloride and isopropyl alcohol

Definition

ChEBI: Isopropyl benzoate is a benzoate ester.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Tetrahedron Letters, 41, p. 1343, 2000 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)02289-3

Flammability and Explosibility

Non flammable

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