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Methyl benzoate

(distilled and stabilized Type A), Technipur®

Synonym(s):

Methyl benzenecarboxylate

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Linear Formula:
C6H5COOCH3
CAS Number:
93-58-3
Molecular Weight:
136.15
NACRES:
NA.05
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1072099
MDL number:
MFCD00008421

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Product Name

Methyl benzoate, (distilled and stabilized Type A), Technipur®

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

vapor density

4.68 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<1 mmHg ( 20 °C)
0.36 hPa ( 20 °C)

refractive index

n20/D 1.516 (lit.)

bp

198-199 °C (lit.)

mp

−12 °C (lit.)

density

1.088 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

200

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Application

Methyl benzoate can be used as:
  • A solvent in the ink-jet printing of polymers.
  • A nonreacting plasticizer in the efficient crosslinking reaction of phenolic resin.
  • A starting material to synthesize glycol dibenzoate plasticizers by transesterification with glycols.

General description

Methyl benzoate is a volatile aromatic ester widely used in perfumery industries because of its pleasant smell. It is also an important class of chemical intermediate commonly used in plasticizers, pharmaceuticals, dyeing polyester fibers, solvents, disinfectants, and pesticides.

Legal Information

Technipur is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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hcodes

H302

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

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

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Ink-jet printing of polymers-from single dots to thin film libraries
Tekin E, et al.
Journal of Materials Chemistry, 14(17), 2627-2632 (2004)
Influence of the glycol component in dibenzoate plasticizers on the properties of plasticized PVC films
Wardzinska E and Penczek P
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 97(3), 822-824 (2005)
An analysis of the role of nonreactive plasticizers in the crosslinking reactions of a rigid resin
Patel JP, et al.
Journal of Polymer Science. Part B, Polymer Physics, 55(2), 206-213 (2017)
The use of thermogravimetry to follow the rate of evaporation of an ingredient used in perfumes
Aggarwal P, et al.
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 49(2), 595-599 (1997)

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