Benzyl myristate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    31161-71-4

    Molecular formula
    C21H34O2

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

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Waxy 72.62%
    Fatty 70.6%
    Oily 58.56%
    Sweet 39.23%
    Balsamic 33.95%
    Floral 32.65%
    Creamy 30.32%
    Odorless 25.48%
    Dairy 24.88%
    Fruity 24.39%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 65.63%
    Oily 52.13%
    Fruity 49.18%
    Fatty 45.22%
    Mild 38.27%
    Creamy 36.44%
    Sweet 35.66%
    Soapy 34.59%
    Balsam 31.48%
    Coconut 30.88%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    7.9

    pKa est.
    7.14 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    318.5 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    390°C

    Flash point

    • 177.64 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Benzyl myristate
    • benzyl tetradecanoate
    • 31161-71-4
    • Myristic acid benzyl ester
    • UNII-93YQ04RQ2N
    • 93YQ04RQ2N
    • EINECS 250-493-3
    • Tetradecanoic acid, phenylmethyl ester
    • DTXSID30185091
    • benzyltetradecanoate
    • Myristinsaurebenzylester
    • SCHEMBL351857
    • CHEMBL207371
    • DTXCID40107582
    • AKOS030228056
    • AS-56710
    • CS-0168205
    • NS00029029
    • A11221
    • Q27271620
    • 250-493-3

  • Applications

    Benzyl myristate is commonly used as an emollient and solvent in cosmetics and personal care, providing slip and aiding formulation; in perfumery and fragrance, it acts as a fragrance solvent and can function as a mild fixative to help fragrances volatilize more evenly; in household products it serves as a conditioning emollient and solvent for actives in cleaners and detergents; in coatings and inks it is employed as a processing aid and carrier for resin systems and as a plasticizer to improve flexibility; in polymers and plastics manufacturing it may be used as a compatible processing aid or plasticizer to facilitate processing and end-product properties.

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  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 624.47
    methanol 590.56
    isopropanol 585.89
    water 0.14
    ethyl acetate 2248.01
    n-propanol 613.64
    acetone 2197.69
    n-butanol 637.84
    acetonitrile 914.81
    DMF 1978.93
    toluene 600.28
    isobutanol 488.22
    1,4-dioxane 1526.85
    methyl acetate 1421.31
    THF 2641.83
    2-butanone 1831.23
    n-pentanol 403.44
    sec-butanol 551.73
    n-hexane 101.08
    ethylene glycol 22.81
    NMP 2065.66
    cyclohexane 460.7
    DMSO 2001.84
    n-butyl acetate 1525.99
    n-octanol 213.51
    chloroform 4030.47
    n-propyl acetate 1912.91
    acetic acid 581.76
    dichloromethane 5355.88
    cyclohexanone 3404.77
    propylene glycol 69.57
    isopropyl acetate 1578.91
    DMAc 2537.18
    2-ethoxyethanol 744.23
    isopentanol 647.84
    n-heptane 78.39
    ethyl formate 936.35
    1,2-dichloroethane 4091.88
    n-hexanol 310.69
    2-methoxyethanol 861.59
    isobutyl acetate 1054.85
    tetrachloromethane 699.6
    n-pentyl acetate 1362.22
    transcutol 2921.9
    n-heptanol 240.34
    ethylbenzene 369.35
    MIBK 1196.24
    2-propoxyethanol 650.45
    tert-butanol 701.66
    MTBE 1301.04
    2-butoxyethanol 619.78
    propionic acid 651.59
    o-xylene 442.92
    formic acid 95.58
    diethyl ether 1489.67
    m-xylene 390.3
    p-xylene 549.09
    chlorobenzene 1210.02
    dimethyl carbonate 433.29
    n-octane 37.04
    formamide 315.86
    cyclopentanone 3004.36
    2-pentanone 1884.21
    anisole 860.43
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 1477.89
    gamma-butyrolactone 2825.87
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 759.05
    pyridine 1872.51
    3-pentanone 1409.75
    furfural 1698.53
    n-dodecane 21.65
    diethylene glycol 232.57
    diisopropyl ether 432.37
    tert-amyl alcohol 648.01
    acetylacetone 2012.97
    n-hexadecane 27.02
    acetophenone 998.24
    methyl propionate 1336.2
    isopentyl acetate 1327.77
    trichloroethylene 5299.68
    n-nonanol 209.7
    cyclohexanol 852.11
    benzyl alcohol 468.52
    2-ethylhexanol 302.95
    isooctanol 254.46
    dipropyl ether 794.57
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 1296.4
    ethyl lactate 432.17
    propylene carbonate 1553.16
    n-methylformamide 801.42
    2-pentanol 470.16
    n-pentane 77.24
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 653.8
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 1164.82
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 460.89
    mesitylene 277.81
    ε-caprolactone 2620.8
    p-cymene 214.38
    epichlorohydrin 3362.36
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 3139.79
    2-aminoethanol 119.19
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1656.78
    sulfolane 3051.15
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 64.15
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 2211.42
    n-hexyl acetate 1155.1
    isooctane 39.89
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 722.51
    sec-butyl acetate 1256.73
    tert-butyl acetate 1589.13
    decalin 132.08
    glycerin 93.16
    diglyme 1994.36
    acrylic acid 390.57
    isopropyl myristate 336.19
    n-butyric acid 1488.95
    acetyl acetate 1187.71
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 240.96
    ethyl propionate 1533.61
    nitromethane 1840.94
    1,2-diethoxyethane 1592.98
    benzonitrile 811.36
    trioctyl phosphate 176.74
    1-bromopropane 2023.12
    gamma-valerolactone 3420.26
    n-decanol 133.11
    triethyl phosphate 453.71
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 295.88
    propionitrile 932.82
    vinylene carbonate 1256.32
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1501.86
    DMS 787.59
    cumene 233.57
    2-octanol 211.72
    2-hexanone 1374.48
    octyl acetate 410.72
    limonene 403.82
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1942.45
    ethyl orthosilicate 460.48
    tributyl phosphate 273.11
    diacetone alcohol 1066.3
    N,N-dimethylaniline 501.22
    acrylonitrile 860.84
    aniline 593.68
    1,3-propanediol 302.54
    bromobenzene 1402.99
    dibromomethane 3176.6
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 4540.46
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 770.4
    tetrabutyl urea 395.99
    diisobutyl methanol 211.83
    2-phenylethanol 383.36
    styrene 504.14
    dioctyl adipate 522.87
    dimethyl sulfate 759.22
    ethyl butyrate 1382.37
    methyl lactate 357.34
    butyl lactate 683.35
    diethyl carbonate 741.99
    propanediol butyl ether 390.19
    triethyl orthoformate 819.48
    p-tert-butyltoluene 188.95
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 710.83
    morpholine 2059.16
    tert-butylamine 442.85
    n-dodecanol 94.69
    dimethoxymethane 1250.8
    ethylene carbonate 1295.63
    cyrene 465.73
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 1509.94
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 1052.96
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 1366.68
    4-methylpyridine 1777.36
    dibutyl ether 791.29
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 211.83
    DEF 2232.88
    dimethyl isosorbide 1050.2
    tetrachloroethylene 2742.81
    eugenol 524.41
    triacetin 1014.41
    span 80 424.98
    1,4-butanediol 112.58
    1,1-dichloroethane 3211.59
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 426.06
    methyl formate 510.12
    2-methyl-1-butanol 568.43
    n-decane 48.25
    butyronitrile 1097.42
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 256.52
    1-chlorooctane 298.16
    1-chlorotetradecane 83.36
    n-nonane 47.77
    undecane 29.78
    tert-butylcyclohexane 93.41
    cyclooctane 85.94
    cyclopentanol 722.39
    tetrahydropyran 2531.67
    tert-amyl methyl ether 912.12
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 967.3
    1-hexene 418.62
    2-isopropoxyethanol 593.47
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 251.06
    methyl butyrate 2178.06

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction