Ethyl benzoate is used as a perfume scent. It acts as a food flavoring agent. It is an active component of artificial fruit flavors. Further, it is used in cosmetics and personal care products as fragrance ingredients and preservatives.
This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.
Applications
Ethyl benzoate is used as a perfume scent. It acts as a food flavoring agent. It is an active component of artificial fruit flavors. Further, it is used in cosmetics and personal care products as fragrance ingredients and preservatives.
Solubility
Miscible with methanol and diethyl ether. Immiscible with water.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents and strong bases.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Miller, S. A.; Leadbeater, N. E. Direct, rapid, solvent-free conversion of unactivated esters to amides using lithium hydroxide as a catalyst. RSC Adv. 2015, 5 (113), 93248-93251.
- Camp, D.; Harvey, P. J.; Jenkins, I. D. The effect of solvent polarity on the rate of the Mitsunobu esterification reaction. Tetrahedron 2015, 71 (23), 3932-3938.