Benzyl laurate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    140-25-0

    Molecular formula
    C19H30O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC1=CC=CC=C1

  • Odor profile

    Fatty 70.23%
    Waxy 68.89%
    Oily 60.82%
    Floral 45.96%
    Sweet 44.63%
    Balsamic 38.09%
    Fruity 32.36%
    Creamy 32.15%
    Winey 31.34%
    Rose 30.83%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    6.8

    pKa est.
    7.05 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    290.4 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    361°C

    Flash point est.
    166.9 ˚C

  • Synonyms

    • Benzyl laurate
    • Benzyl dodecanoate
    • 140-25-0
    • Dodecanoic acid, phenylmethyl ester
    • Lauric acid, benzyl ester
    • DODECANOIC ACID, BENZYL ESTER
    • Lauric Acid Benzyl Ester
    • Phenylmethyl dodecanoate
    • UNII-HSB3L16SHO
    • HSB3L16SHO
    • EINECS 205-405-8
    • NSC 404342
    • BRN 2280321
    • AI3-17966
    • NSC-404342
    • DTXSID7059692
    • 4-06-00-02267 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • Dodecanoic acid,phenylmethyl ester
    • BENZYLLAURATE
    • MFCD00026558
    • dodecanoic acid benzyl ester
    • BENZYL LAURATE [INCI]
    • SCHEMBL296362
    • WLN: 11VO1R
    • DTXCID8034538
    • Lauric acid, benzyl ester (8CI)
    • NSC404342
    • AKOS024332341
    • HY-W129181
    • BS-49105
    • DB-003601
    • CS-0187318
    • L0107
    • NS00012008
    • D91246
    • Q27280071
    • 205-405-8

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1845.57
    methanol 1795.22
    isopropanol 1362.97
    water 0.1
    ethyl acetate 4053.75
    n-propanol 1538.96
    acetone 4433.08
    n-butanol 1342.7
    acetonitrile 2254.72
    DMF 3347.71
    toluene 978.86
    isobutanol 1049.02
    1,4-dioxane 2593.8
    methyl acetate 2535.2
    THF 3658.59
    2-butanone 3342.5
    n-pentanol 869.78
    sec-butanol 1159.71
    n-hexane 154.0
    ethylene glycol 53.19
    NMP 2508.0
    cyclohexane 522.27
    DMSO 3503.15
    n-butyl acetate 2359.83
    n-octanol 299.61
    chloroform 5505.22
    n-propyl acetate 2817.62
    acetic acid 1077.43
    dichloromethane 7570.26
    cyclohexanone 4921.62
    propylene glycol 152.81
    isopropyl acetate 2445.41
    DMAc 3272.59
    2-ethoxyethanol 1315.93
    isopentanol 1209.81
    n-heptane 93.94
    ethyl formate 1560.38
    1,2-dichloroethane 5913.3
    n-hexanol 621.23
    2-methoxyethanol 1712.6
    isobutyl acetate 1478.64
    tetrachloromethane 783.01
    n-pentyl acetate 1615.13
    transcutol 4738.95
    n-heptanol 348.92
    ethylbenzene 541.48
    MIBK 1717.14
    2-propoxyethanol 1162.63
    tert-butanol 1350.37
    MTBE 2347.66
    2-butoxyethanol 854.28
    propionic acid 1138.86
    o-xylene 603.28
    formic acid 178.97
    diethyl ether 3129.04
    m-xylene 570.22
    p-xylene 750.9
    chlorobenzene 1712.54
    dimethyl carbonate 644.69
    n-octane 41.65
    formamide 553.96
    cyclopentanone 4027.51
    2-pentanone 3223.04
    anisole 1227.02
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 2100.71
    gamma-butyrolactone 3645.91
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 1395.78
    pyridine 3078.92
    3-pentanone 2187.19
    furfural 2323.71
    n-dodecane 26.06
    diethylene glycol 441.17
    diisopropyl ether 676.02
    tert-amyl alcohol 1134.7
    acetylacetone 2911.73
    n-hexadecane 32.18
    acetophenone 1285.92
    methyl propionate 2262.81
    isopentyl acetate 1945.62
    trichloroethylene 7347.42
    n-nonanol 285.52
    cyclohexanol 1329.34
    benzyl alcohol 713.73
    2-ethylhexanol 488.84
    isooctanol 340.09
    dipropyl ether 1210.71
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1655.56
    ethyl lactate 591.87
    propylene carbonate 2025.65
    n-methylformamide 1536.37
    2-pentanol 945.95
    n-pentane 114.07
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 1055.2
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1658.72
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 655.89
    mesitylene 371.52
    ε-caprolactone 3416.02
    p-cymene 275.34
    epichlorohydrin 4753.76
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 4018.51
    2-aminoethanol 280.43
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 2236.06
    sulfolane 3623.66
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 79.14
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 3293.61
    n-hexyl acetate 1469.91
    isooctane 54.66
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 1031.73
    sec-butyl acetate 1743.03
    tert-butyl acetate 2099.99
    decalin 160.68
    glycerin 176.49
    diglyme 2639.33
    acrylic acid 649.03
    isopropyl myristate 423.75
    n-butyric acid 2506.16
    acetyl acetate 1819.0
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 304.81
    ethyl propionate 2278.76
    nitromethane 3216.13
    1,2-diethoxyethane 2430.36
    benzonitrile 1232.09
    trioctyl phosphate 219.49
    1-bromopropane 3138.93
    gamma-valerolactone 4547.55
    n-decanol 186.23
    triethyl phosphate 542.81
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 491.2
    propionitrile 1835.6
    vinylene carbonate 1664.63
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 2008.79
    DMS 1052.93
    cumene 326.79
    2-octanol 279.33
    2-hexanone 2151.36
    octyl acetate 517.27
    limonene 510.77
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 2980.8
    ethyl orthosilicate 546.16
    tributyl phosphate 348.42
    diacetone alcohol 1461.92
    N,N-dimethylaniline 674.72
    acrylonitrile 1722.86
    aniline 992.45
    1,3-propanediol 651.63
    bromobenzene 1981.99
    dibromomethane 4610.17
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 6070.59
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 962.16
    tetrabutyl urea 484.48
    diisobutyl methanol 306.65
    2-phenylethanol 599.98
    styrene 789.01
    dioctyl adipate 639.99
    dimethyl sulfate 990.48
    ethyl butyrate 1875.74
    methyl lactate 551.51
    butyl lactate 849.45
    diethyl carbonate 980.09
    propanediol butyl ether 550.82
    triethyl orthoformate 1001.13
    p-tert-butyltoluene 242.24
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 830.08
    morpholine 3703.14
    tert-butylamine 804.01
    n-dodecanol 132.74
    dimethoxymethane 2176.95
    ethylene carbonate 1728.23
    cyrene 571.3
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1904.44
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1464.03
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1710.86
    4-methylpyridine 2838.2
    dibutyl ether 1089.55
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 306.65
    DEF 3454.57
    dimethyl isosorbide 1258.16
    tetrachloroethylene 3561.28
    eugenol 667.63
    triacetin 1232.76
    span 80 571.69
    1,4-butanediol 221.26
    1,1-dichloroethane 4748.78
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 789.77
    methyl formate 891.45
    2-methyl-1-butanol 1098.51
    n-decane 55.41
    butyronitrile 2059.57
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 372.59
    1-chlorooctane 378.99
    1-chlorotetradecane 104.04
    n-nonane 55.67
    undecane 35.06
    tert-butylcyclohexane 118.68
    cyclooctane 92.69
    cyclopentanol 1129.53
    tetrahydropyran 4157.55
    tert-amyl methyl ether 1404.03
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 1305.52
    1-hexene 814.99
    2-isopropoxyethanol 972.83
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 353.0
    methyl butyrate 3209.63

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Category 2
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Products with oral and lip exposure
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Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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