benzyl alcohol

Full Material List
phenylmethanol

Identifiers

FEMA 2137
CAS 100-51-6
EINECS 202-859-9
Synonyms
  • benzencarbinol
  • benzene carbinol
  • benzene methanol
  • benzenecarbinol
  • benzenemethanol
  • benzoyl alcohol
  • nat. benzyl alcohol
  • benzyl alcohol DD
  • benzyl alcohol FCC
  • benzyl alcohol N.F.
  • benzyl alcohol natural
  • benzyl alcohol NF FCC
  • benzylalcohol
  • benzylic alcohol
  • benzylicum
  • ( hydroxymethyl) benzene
  • ( hydroxymethyl)benzene
  • hydroxytoluene
  • a- hydroxytoluene
  • alpha- hydroxytoluene
  • methanol, phenyl-
  • phenol carbinol
  • phenyl carbinol
  • phenyl carbinolum
  • phenyl methanol
  • phenyl methyl alcohol
  • phenyl-methanol
  • phenylmethan-1-ol
  • phenylmethanol
  • phenylmethyl alcohol
  • a- toluenol
  • alpha- toluenol
  • ulesfia
JECFA Food Flavoring 25
JECFA Food Additive Benzyl Alcohol
DG SANTE Food Flavourings 02.010 benzyl alcohol
DG SANTE Food Contact Materials benzyl alcohol
FDA UNII LKG8494WBH
CoE Number 58
XlogP3-AA 1.10 (est)
Molecular Weight 108.13996
Molecular Formula C7 H8 O

Organoleptic

Organoleptic Notes
  • 1. Odor Type: floral Odor Strength:medium
  • Substantivity:35 hour(s) at 100.00 %
  • floral rose phenolic balsamic
  • Odor Description:at 100.00 %. floral rose phenolic balsamicLuebke, William tgsc, (1981)
  • Odor sample from: Givaudan Corporation
  • sweet floral fruity chemical
  • Odor Description:Sweet, floral, fruity with chemical nuancesMosciano, Gerard P&F 15, No. 4, 59, (1990)
Odor floral
floral, rose, phenolic, balsamic, sweet, fruity, chemical
Flavor fruity
chemical, fruity, cherry, almond, balsamic, bitter

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Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed Yes
Appearance colorless clear oily liquid (est)
Assay 98.00 to 100.00
Specific Gravity 1.04100 to 1.04600 @ 25.00 °C.
Lbs/Gal (est) 8.662 to 8.704
Refractive Index 1.53850 to 1.54050 @ 20.00 °C.
Melting Point -16.00 to -14.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Boiling Point 205.00 to 206.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Flash Point 250.00 °F. TCC ( 96.00 °C. )
Acid Value 0.50 max. KOH/g
Vapor Pressure 0.094000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C.
Vapor Density 3.7 ( Air = 1 )
logP (o/w) 1.1
Soluble In
  • ethyl alcohol, 1:1.5 in 50% alcohol
  • ethyl alcohol, 1:8-9 in 30% alcohol
  • most organic solvents
  • water, 1:25 in water
  • water, 4.29E+04 mg/L @ 25 °C (exp)
  • paraffin oil
  • non-discoloring in most media
Occurrence
  • acacia cavenia hook.
  • acacia sweet acacia
  • apple fruit
  • apricot fruit
  • basil oil
  • bean black bean stem oil
  • bilberry fruit juice
  • blueberry fruit juice
  • boronia absolute @ 0.01%
  • cananga odorata oil java @ 0.35%
  • cananga oil china @ 1.90%
  • carnation absolute @ 0.08%
  • cassie absolute @ 0.01%
  • castoreum
  • champaca absolute @ 0.80%
  • champaca concrete @ 2.00%
  • cinnamon ceylon cinnamon bark
  • cinnamon ceylon cinnamon root bark
  • clove bud oil @ 0.52%
  • clove leaf oil @ 1.39%
  • clove plant
  • clove stem oil india @ 1.53%
  • copaiba
  • cranberry fruit
  • elder black elder flower oil
  • elder black elder leaf oil
  • feverfew flower oil @ trace%
  • fig fruit
  • fig fruit/leaf
  • fig leaf
  • grape leaf
  • grapefruit juice
  • hyacinthus orientalis absolute @ 1.78-1.95%
  • hyssop flower
  • hyssop leaf
  • hyssop oil
  • jasmin absolute concrete egypt @ 0.75%
  • jasmin absolute concrete india @ 1.06-1.75%
  • jasmin absolute concrete italy @ 1.79%
  • jasmin oil italy @ 0.48%
  • jasmin sambac absolute egypt @ 1.05%
  • lovage root
  • mandarin fruit
  • michelia champaca
  • narcissus absolute @ 1.70%
  • narcissus absolute @ 21.00%
  • narcissus absolute @ 4.79%
  • neroli
  • orris
  • osmanthus absolute @ 0.19%
  • pandanus odoratissitmus
  • papaya fruit
  • parsley leaf oil cuba @ 0.02%
  • peach fruit
  • peppermint leaf
  • peru balsam
  • plum fruit
  • prunus laurocerasus
  • robinia pseudacacia
  • rose absolute morocco @ 1.50%
  • roselle fruit
  • roselle leaf
  • rosemary plant
  • rugula herb
  • spearmint oil
  • strawberry wild strawberry fruit
  • tea leaf
  • tea leaf oil
  • tea shoot
  • tobacco
  • tolu balsam
  • tomato fruit
  • tuberose
  • violet flower absolute @ %
  • violet leaf
  • walnut black walnut fruit
  • walnut black walnut oil
  • watermelon fruit juice
  • wine
  • ylang ylang
  • ylang ylang oil @ 2.20%
  • ylang ylang oil CO2 extract @ 0.04%