1144. Benzyl Salicylate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 118-58-1
2-Hydroxybenzoic acid phenylmethyl ester; salicylic acid benzyl ester.
C14H12O3; mol wt 228.24.
C 73.67%, H 5.30%, O 21.03%.

Description and references

Prepd from sodium salicylate and benzyl chloride: Volwiler, Vliet, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 43, 1672 (1921).

Chemical structure

Properties

Thick liquid, slight, pleasant odor. d20 1.175. bp25 208°. Slightly sol in water; miscible with alcohol or ether.

Use

As fixer in perfumery; in sunscreen preparations.