Nomenclature
CAS number: 93-89-0
Benzoic acid ethyl ester.
C
9H
10O
2; mol wt 150.17.
C 71.98%, H 6.71%, O 21.31%.
Properties
Colorless, clear, refractive liq; aromatic odor;
vapors cause cough. d425 1.050. bp 211-213°. mp -34°. nD20 1.506. Almost insol in water; miscible
with alcohol, chloroform, ether, petr ether. LD50 orally in rats: 6.48 g/kg, Smyth et al., Arch. Ind. Hyg. Occup. Med. 10, 61 (1954).Use
In perfumery under the name
Essence de Niobe; in manuf of
Peau d'Espagne; artificial fruit essence.