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Overview

Product Name

Benzyl Alcohol

Brand Name

Benzyl Alcohol

Product ERP ID

190161000

Product ID

88LWWENR

Description

Benzyl Alcohol is a colorless liquid. Benzyl Alcohol is used as a solvent for paints, inks, epoxy resin coating, and lacquers. Benzyl Alcohol is used as a flavoring agent in food and beverages. It is used as a bacteriostatic, local anesthetic, and as a photographic developer. Benzyl Alcohol is also utilized as a preservative in cosmetics and personal care products like sunscreens, body lotions, soaps, shampoos, and hair care solutions.



Identifiers

Chemical Name

Benzyl alcohol

EC #

202-859-9

Molecular Formula

C7H8O or C6H5CH2OH

CAS #

100-51-6

InChI Key

WVDDGKGOMKODPV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Synonyms

Phenylcarbinol; Benzenemethanol; Phenylmethanol; Benzyl Alcohol



Classifications

Product Chemistries

Alcohols



Tags

Industries

  • Paints & Coatings
  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • Textile & Leather Processing
  • Healthcare & Pharmaceutical
  • Consumer
  • Packaging & Print
  • Agriculture
  • Personal Care & Cosmetics

Applications

  • Chemical Industry
  • Paints & Varnishes
  • Fragrances
  • Insecticide Formulations
  • Dyes, Pigments & Inks
  • Resins

Value Propositions

  • Anti-Bacterial

Marketing Segments

  • Agrochemicals
  • Coatings
  • Cosmetics
  • Bath & Body
  • Inks
  • Paint & Dyes

Functions

  • Feedstock
  • Preservative
  • Precursor
  • Fragrance
  • Solvent
  • Flavorant
  • Degreaser
  • Ingredient

Properties


Property Name Value Unit
Physical State Liquid
Color Colorless
Odor Weak aromatic
Odor threshold 5 ppm
Odor threshold 20 mg/m3
Melting Point -15.4 °C
Boiling point at 1013 hPa 205.4 °C
Critical Temperature 403 °C
Critical Pressure 45585 hPa
Flash Point 100.4 °C
Relative evaporation rate (butyl acetate=1) 0.007
Vapor pressure at 20 °C 0.07 hPa
Vapor pressure at 50 °C 0.67 hPa
Relative vapor density at 20 °C 3.7
Relative density at 22.5 °C 1.04
Relative density of saturated gas/air mixture 1
Specific gravity / density at 22.5 °C 1040 kg/m3
Molecular mass 108.14 g/mol
Solubility in water Soluble
Solubility in water at 50 °C 4.4 g/100ml
Solubility in ethanol
Solubility in ethanol 66 g/100ml
Solubility in acetone
Solubility in ether Completely Soluble
Solubility in chloroform
Log Pow at 20 °C 2.9 (experimental)
Auto-Ignition Temperature 436 °C
Decomposition Temperature 435 °C
Viscosity, dynamic at 20 °C 5.58 mPa.s
Lower Flammability limits 1.3 vol%
Upper Flammability limits 13 vol%
Explosion limits 38.7 – 387 g/m3
Specific conductivity at 25 °C 180000000 pS/m
VOC content 0 %

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