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08421

Benzyl alcohol

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

Benzenemethanol

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Linear Formula:
C6H5CH2OH
CAS Number:
100-51-6
Molecular Weight:
108.14
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329748583
eCl@ss:
39023110
UNSPSC Code:
12352104
EC Number:
202-859-9
MDL number:
MFCD00004599
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
878307

Product Name

Benzyl alcohol, analytical standard

InChI key

WVDDGKGOMKODPV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C7H8O/c8-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8H,6H2

SMILES string

OCc1ccccc1

grade

analytical standard

vapor density

3.7 (vs air)

vapor pressure

13.3 mmHg ( 100 °C)
3.75 mmHg ( 77 °C)

assay

≥99.5% (GC)

autoignition temp.

817 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.539 (lit.)
n20/D 1.541

bp

203-205 °C (lit.)

mp

−16-−13 °C (lit.)

density

1.045 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

environmental
food and beverages

format

neat

Quality Level

100

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Application

Benzyl alcohol may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of benzyl alcohol in:
  • Wine samples by dichloromethane microextraction followed by gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID).
  • Uncased and cased tobaccos by stream distillation continuous extraction (SDE) followed by capillary GC or GC coupled with mass spectroscopy (MS).
  • Dairy products by solid phase microextraction (SPME) followed by GC-MS.
  • Scented products by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) combined with diode array detector (DAD).

General description

Benzyl alcohol belongs to the aromatic alcohol group of compounds widely utilized in cosmetics. It is also used as a solvent and viscosity-reducing agent.
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This compound is commonly found in plants of the genus: ginkgo

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GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

213.8 °F - DIN 51758

flash_point_c

101 °C - DIN 51758

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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BCCL6245
BCCK6885
BCCH5020
BCCF1181

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Analysis of free and bound volatiles by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in uncased and cased tobaccos
Cai J, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 947(2), 267-275 (2002)
Solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography mass spectrometry analysis of dairy product volatiles for the determination of shelf-life
Condurso C et al.
International dairy journal, 18(8), 819-825 (2008)
Fast analysis of important wine volatile compounds: Development and validation of a new method based on gas chromatographic-flame ionisation detection analysis of dichloromethane microextracts
Ortega C, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 923(1-2), 205-214 (2001)
C Villa et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 44(3), 755-762 (2007-05-04)
The European legislation on cosmetic products has recently required the declaration of 26 compounds (24 volatile chemicals and 2 natural extracts) on the label of final products when exceeding a stipulated cut-off level. In this work a rapid reliable and
Final report on the safety assessment of Benzyl Alcohol, Benzoic Acid, and Sodium Benzoate
NB
International Journal of Toxicology, 20, 23-50 (2001)
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