| | Identification | More |  | [Name] 
 PROPYL BENZOATE
 |  | [CAS] 
 2315-68-6
 |  | [Synonyms] 
 BENZOIC ACID N-PROPYL ESTER
 BENZOIC ACID PROPYL ESTER
 FEMA 2931
 N-PROPYL BENZOATE
 PROPYL BENZOATE
 1-propylbenzoate
 n-Propylbenzoate(BNP)
 Benzoic acid propyl
 |  | [EINECS(EC#)] 
 219-020-8
 |  | [Molecular Formula] 
 C10H12O2
 |  | [MDL Number] 
 MFCD00009370
 |  | [Molecular Weight] 
 164.2
 |  | [MOL File] 
 2315-68-6.mol
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 | Chemical Properties | Back Directory |  | [Appearance] 
 CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID
 |  | [Melting point ] 
 -51 °C
 |  | [Boiling point ] 
 229.5 °C/766 mmHg (lit.)
 |  | [density ] 
 1.026 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
 
 |  | [vapor pressure ] 
 0.181 hPa (25 °C)
 |  | [FEMA ] 
 2931
 |  | [refractive index ] 
 n20/D 1.501(lit.)
 
 |  | [Fp ] 
 209 °F
 
 |  | [storage temp. ] 
 Store below +30°C.
 |  | [solubility ] 
 0.35g/l
 |  | [form ] 
 clear liquid
 |  | [color ] 
 Colorless
 |  | [Odor] 
 at 100.00 %. balsam nutty
 |  | [Odor Type] 
 balsamic
 |  | [Water Solubility ] 
 251.4mg/L(20 ºC)
 |  | [JECFA Number] 
 853
 |  | [Dielectric constant] 
 2.3700000000000001
 |  | [LogP] 
 3.26
 |  | [CAS DataBase Reference] 
 2315-68-6(CAS DataBase Reference)
 |  | [EPA Substance Registry System] 
 Benzoic acid, propyl ester (2315-68-6)
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 | Safety Data | Back Directory |  | [Safety Statements ] 
 S24/25:Avoid contact with skin and eyes .
 |  | [WGK Germany ] 
 3
 |  | [TSCA ] 
 Yes
 |  | [HS Code ] 
 29163100
 | 
 | Hazard Information | Back Directory |  | [Description] 
 Propyl benzoate is an organic chemical compound used as a food additive. It is an ester.
 |  | [Chemical Properties] 
 CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID
 |  | [Chemical Properties] 
 Propyl benzoate has a balsamic odor reminiscent of nuts with a sweet, fruity, nut-like taste.
 |  | [Occurrence] 
 Reported found in sweet cherry, clove stem and butter.
 |  | [Uses] 
 
 Propyl benzoate was used to extract desipramine, a model compound used in the electrochemical analysis by a combined hollow fiber-based liquid three-phase microextraction and voltammetric method. |  | [Uses] 
 Propyl benzoate has a nutty odor and sweet fruity or nut-like taste, and as such, it is used as a synthetic flavoring agent in foods. It  also has antimicrobial properties and is used as a preservative in cosmetics. It occurs naturally in the sweet cherry and in clove stems, as well as in butter.
 |  | [Application] 
 Propyl benzoate 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.
 |  | [Definition] 
 ChEBI: Propyl benzoate is a benzoate ester obtained by condensation of benzoic acid and propanol. It has a balsamic odor reminescent of nuts with a sweet, fruity, nut-like taste. It has a role as a flavouring agent, a plant metabolite and an antimicrobial food preservative.
 |  | [Preparation] 
 By exchange between methyl benzoate and propyl alcohol in the presence of potassium propylate; by heating benzamide
sulfate with propyl alcohol at 90 to 95°C.
 |  | [Reactions] 
 Propyl benzoate can be synthesized by the transesterification of methyl benzoate with propanol.
 |  | [Synthesis Reference(s)] 
 Journal of the American Chemical Society, 72, p. 2464, 1950 DOI: 10.1021/ja01162a029
 |  | [General Description] 
 
 The adsorption data of propyl benzoate was obtained by frontal analysis on a symmetry-C18 column by a mixture of methanol and water as the mobile phase. | 
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