Benzyl salicylate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    118-58-1

    Molecular formula
    C14H12O3

    SMILES
    C1=CC=C(C=C1)COC(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2O

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 1861.0
    • Carbowax: 2715.2

  • Odor profile

    Sweet 83.83%
    Balsamic 79.59%
    Floral 66.86%
    Herbal 63.42%
    Green 47.38%
    Fruity 44.45%
    Spicy 42.67%
    Aromatic 36.26%
    Phenolic 34.19%
    Cherry 33.81%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    3.2

    Molecular weight
    228.24 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Melting point expt.

    • 75 °F (NTP, 1992)
    • 24 °C
    • 23.4 °C

    Boiling point

    • 406 °F at 26 mmHg (NTP, 1992)
    • 320 °C
    • BP: 211 °C at 2.67 kPa
    • 208.00 °C. @ 26.00 mm Hg

    Flash point est.
    167.36 ˚C

    Flash point expt.

    • 180 °C (356 °F) - closed cup
    • >212 °F (>100 °C) - closed cup

    Solubility expt.

    • Slightly soluble (NTP, 1992)
    • In water, 8.8 mg/L at 20 °C, pH 6.8-7.1 /OECD Guideline 105 (Water Solubility)/
    • Slightly soluble in water
    • Miscible with alcohol or ether
    • Soluble in 9 vols of 90% alcohol
    • insoluble in water, glycerol; soluble in organic solvents, oils
    • miscible above 25� (in ethanol)

  • Synonyms

    • BENZYL SALICYLATE
    • 118-58-1
    • Benzyl 2-hydroxybenzoate
    • Benzyl o-hydroxybenzoate
    • Salicylic Acid Benzyl Ester
    • Salicylic acid, benzyl ester
    • Phenylmethyl 2-hydroxybenzoate
    • Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, phenylmethyl ester
    • Salicylsaeurebenzylester
    • NSC 6647
    • Salicyclic acid, benzyl ester
    • FEMA No. 2151
    • CCRIS 4749
    • UNII-WAO5MNK9TU
    • WAO5MNK9TU
    • 2-Hydroxybenzoic acid phenylmethyl ester
    • EINECS 204-262-9
    • Salicyclic acid benzyl ester
    • BRN 2115365
    • 2-Hydroxybenzoic acid, phenylmethyl ester
    • DTXSID1024598
    • AI3-00517
    • NSC-6647
    • Salicylic acid-benzyl ester
    • DTXCID304598
    • HSDB 8387
    • EC 204-262-9
    • 4-10-00-00157 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • CAS-118-58-1
    • Benzoic acid, hydroxy-, phenylmethyl ester
    • benzyl salicilate
    • Benzyle salicylate
    • MFCD00020034
    • Benzyl salicylate, 98%
    • WLN: QR BVO1R
    • Benzyl salicylate (Standard)
    • SCHEMBL15573
    • MLS002415718
    • BIDD:ER0019
    • BENZYL SALICYLATE [MI]
    • CHEMBL460124
    • BENZYL SALICYLATE [FCC]
    • BENZYL SALICYLATE [FHFI]
    • FEMA 2151
    • HY-B1556R
    • NSC6647
    • Benzyl salicylate, >=98%, FG
    • CHEBI:165211
    • HMS2268I12
    • 2-Hydroxybenzoic Acid Benzyl Ester
    • BENZYL SALICYLATE [WHO-DD]
    • HY-B1556
    • Tox21_201869
    • Tox21_303046
    • Benzyl salicylate, analytical standard
    • AKOS015915010
    • NCGC00091411-01
    • NCGC00091411-02
    • NCGC00091411-03
    • NCGC00256928-01
    • NCGC00259418-01
    • AC-11580
    • AS-12902
    • DA-51035
    • SMR000112465
    • DB-052255
    • Benzyl salicylate, purum, >=99.0% (GC)
    • CS-0013437
    • NS00005123
    • S0009
    • G74505
    • Q416929
    • Z19703595
    • 204-262-9
    • InChI=1/C14H12O3/c15-13-9-5-4-8-12(13)14(16)17-10-11-6-2-1-3-7-11/h1-9,15H,10H

  • Applications

    Benzyl salicylate (CAS 118-58-1) is a versatile fragrance ester widely used in fine fragrances, cosmetics, and personal care products such as shampoos, body washes, lotions, and deodorants, as well as in household cleaners, fabric softeners, air care and candles; it imparts a sweet, floral, balsamic character (often jasmine-like), functions as a fixative to round off accords and extend longevity, and serves as a masking agent to suppress undesirable base odors; within formulations it also acts as a solvent/coupling agent to dissolve and disperse less volatile aroma chemicals and to enhance fragrance stability in surfactant systems; due to its UV-absorbing capacity, it is applied as a photostabilizer for fragrance/color and as a UV-absorbing additive in polymers, coatings, inks, and adhesives to mitigate UV-induced degradation; additionally, it is used as an intermediate for other salicylates and specialty aroma chemicals, with usage typically aligned to IFRA standards and allergen labeling requirements in many markets.

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 275.09
    methanol 327.91
    isopropanol 164.85
    water 0.06
    ethyl acetate 430.68
    n-propanol 219.67
    acetone 485.19
    n-butanol 188.08
    acetonitrile 333.9
    DMF 649.68
    toluene 91.75
    isobutanol 124.57
    1,4-dioxane 512.84
    methyl acetate 426.93
    THF 909.98
    2-butanone 533.83
    n-pentanol 98.9
    sec-butanol 196.03
    n-hexane 1.44
    ethylene glycol 38.34
    NMP 255.3
    cyclohexane 2.66
    DMSO 951.59
    n-butyl acetate 164.1
    n-octanol 27.86
    chloroform 273.3
    n-propyl acetate 169.23
    acetic acid 193.25
    dichloromethane 225.46
    cyclohexanone 349.08
    propylene glycol 92.33
    isopropyl acetate 192.32
    DMAc 721.26
    2-ethoxyethanol 211.82
    isopentanol 143.95
    n-heptane 1.8
    ethyl formate 143.07
    1,2-dichloroethane 380.16
    n-hexanol 86.77
    2-methoxyethanol 552.66
    isobutyl acetate 90.36
    tetrachloromethane 8.09
    n-pentyl acetate 56.64
    transcutol 1055.31
    n-heptanol 36.13
    ethylbenzene 44.67
    MIBK 182.94
    2-propoxyethanol 220.61
    tert-butanol 232.36
    MTBE 187.54
    2-butoxyethanol 107.96
    propionic acid 166.41
    o-xylene 43.56
    formic acid 65.7
    diethyl ether 263.92
    m-xylene 46.66
    p-xylene 45.55
    chlorobenzene 106.95
    dimethyl carbonate 156.32
    n-octane 0.92
    formamide 284.85
    cyclopentanone 522.22
    2-pentanone 343.15
    anisole 169.54
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 211.45
    gamma-butyrolactone 555.65
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 410.17
    pyridine 395.28
    3-pentanone 237.88
    furfural 341.0
    n-dodecane 1.91
    diethylene glycol 171.55
    diisopropyl ether 39.37
    tert-amyl alcohol 203.21
    acetylacetone 400.27
    n-hexadecane 2.25
    acetophenone 142.61
    methyl propionate 340.22
    isopentyl acetate 138.54
    trichloroethylene 598.77
    n-nonanol 29.93
    cyclohexanol 121.15
    benzyl alcohol 113.95
    2-ethylhexanol 50.17
    isooctanol 34.53
    dipropyl ether 70.88
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 87.97
    ethyl lactate 84.44
    propylene carbonate 228.83
    n-methylformamide 346.81
    2-pentanol 118.13
    n-pentane 1.12
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 152.21
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 196.08
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 152.45
    mesitylene 26.75
    ε-caprolactone 271.85
    p-cymene 23.02
    epichlorohydrin 784.97
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 153.89
    2-aminoethanol 127.05
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 323.72
    sulfolane 546.13
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 3.39
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 379.58
    n-hexyl acetate 83.66
    isooctane 3.23
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 228.69
    sec-butyl acetate 120.24
    tert-butyl acetate 198.48
    decalin 4.67
    glycerin 122.08
    diglyme 449.51
    acrylic acid 136.93
    isopropyl myristate 39.71
    n-butyric acid 228.99
    acetyl acetate 177.55
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 34.51
    ethyl propionate 164.37
    nitromethane 682.78
    1,2-diethoxyethane 209.73
    benzonitrile 133.2
    trioctyl phosphate 24.83
    1-bromopropane 106.61
    gamma-valerolactone 515.24
    n-decanol 24.32
    triethyl phosphate 53.3
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 66.57
    propionitrile 241.05
    vinylene carbonate 188.7
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 311.91
    DMS 120.84
    cumene 26.38
    2-octanol 20.97
    2-hexanone 169.17
    octyl acetate 47.11
    limonene 32.32
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 418.91
    ethyl orthosilicate 47.79
    tributyl phosphate 34.75
    diacetone alcohol 267.28
    N,N-dimethylaniline 74.11
    acrylonitrile 330.31
    aniline 141.78
    1,3-propanediol 224.86
    bromobenzene 93.36
    dibromomethane 126.73
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 512.42
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 75.69
    tetrabutyl urea 48.51
    diisobutyl methanol 35.68
    2-phenylethanol 94.18
    styrene 64.54
    dioctyl adipate 65.34
    dimethyl sulfate 223.25
    ethyl butyrate 122.6
    methyl lactate 153.39
    butyl lactate 63.07
    diethyl carbonate 83.21
    propanediol butyl ether 102.13
    triethyl orthoformate 74.65
    p-tert-butyltoluene 22.92
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 95.16
    morpholine 655.0
    tert-butylamine 85.46
    n-dodecanol 19.54
    dimethoxymethane 520.85
    ethylene carbonate 156.87
    cyrene 114.03
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 121.57
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 92.24
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 113.37
    4-methylpyridine 286.32
    dibutyl ether 53.89
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 35.68
    DEF 340.12
    dimethyl isosorbide 224.0
    tetrachloroethylene 192.8
    eugenol 97.79
    triacetin 108.46
    span 80 87.32
    1,4-butanediol 47.92
    1,1-dichloroethane 214.75
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 96.02
    methyl formate 215.07
    2-methyl-1-butanol 139.18
    n-decane 2.5
    butyronitrile 194.62
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 44.26
    1-chlorooctane 17.95
    1-chlorotetradecane 8.77
    n-nonane 1.87
    undecane 2.16
    tert-butylcyclohexane 4.85
    cyclooctane 0.97
    cyclopentanol 120.84
    tetrahydropyran 406.62
    tert-amyl methyl ether 143.48
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 305.52
    1-hexene 20.24
    2-isopropoxyethanol 141.44
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 56.0
    methyl butyrate 204.79

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
Restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 1.3 % Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 15 %
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 0.39 % Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 15 %
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 7.8 % Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 0.77 %
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 7.3 % Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 14 %
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 1.9 % Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 51 %
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 1.9 % Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 51 %
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 1.9 % Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 28 %
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 1.9 % Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 28 %
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 4.3 % Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Basil (Comoro Islands) 1 8015-73-4 Ocimum basilicum L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.2%
Easter Lily, Living Flower Headspace Lilium candidum L., fam. Liliaceae 3.1%
Easter Lily, Picked Flower Headspace A Lilium candidum L., fam. Liliaceae 1.0%
Easter Lily, Picked Flower Headspace B Lilium candidum L., fam. Liliaceae 0.05%
Massoia bark Cryptocaryo massoia, fam. Lauraceae 0.34%
Narcissus tazetta absolute 2 8023-75-4 Narcissus tazetta L., fam. Amaryllidaceae 0.1%
Ylang Ylang 4 8006-81-3 Cananga odorata (Lamk.) Hook. f. et Thomson forma genuina, fam. Annonaceae 2.01%
Ylang Ylang (China) 1 8006-81-3 Cananga odorata (Lamk.) Hook. f. et Thomson forma genuina, fam. Annonaceae 0.34%
Rosa rugosa Rosa rugosa Thunb., var. plena Regel, fam. Rosaceae 0.01%
Apple flower Malus arnoldiana (Rehd) Sarg. var. Redgold, fam. Rosaceae 0.01%
Hedychium coronarium flower (Japan) Hedychium coronarium Koenig, fam. Zingiberaceae 0.05%
Diospyros discolor, fruit peel Diospyros discolor Willd., Ebenaceae (D. blancoi), fam. Ebenaceae 26.9%
Ylang Ylang 2a 8006-81-3 Cananga odorata (Lamk.) Hook. f. et Thomson forma genuina, fam. Annonaceae 1.9%
Ylang Ylang 2b 8006-81-3 Cananga odorata (Lamk.) Hook. f. et Thomson forma genuina, fam. Annonaceae 5.2%
Ylang Ylang 2c 8006-81-3 Cananga odorata (Lamk.) Hook. f. et Thomson forma genuina, fam. Annonaceae 4.9%
Ylang Ylang 3 8006-81-3 Cananga odorata (Lamk.) Hook. f. et Thomson forma genuina, fam. Annonaceae 3.0%
Genet absolute 2 8023-80-1 Spartium junceum L., fam. Leguminosae (Papilionaceae) 0.01%
Daphne tangutica flower concrete (China) Daphne tangutica Maxim., fam. Thymelaeaceae 4.06%
Clerodendrum fragrans flower (China) Clerodendrum fragrans Vent., fam. Verbenaceae 0.26%
Ylang Ylang (China) 3 8006-81-3 Cananga odorata (Lamk.) Hook. f. et Thomson forma genuina, fam. Annonaceae 0.25%
Ylang Ylang (Laos) 8006-81-3 Cananga odorata (Lamk.) Hook. f. et Thomson forma genuina, fam. Annonaceae 0.28%
Ylang Ylang 5a 8006-81-3 Cananga odorata (Lamk.) Hook. f. et Thomson forma genuina, fam. Annonaceae 2.37%
Ylang Ylang (Colombia) 8006-81-3 Cananga odorata (Lamk.) Hook. f. et Thomson forma genuina, fam. Annonaceae 1.0%
Ylang Ylang 5b 8006-81-3 Cananga odorata (Lamk.) Hook. f. et Thomson forma genuina, fam. Annonacaea 2.63%
Ylang Ylang 5c 8006-81-3 Cananga odorata (Lamk.) Hook. f. et Thomson forma genuina, fam. Annonaceae 3.05%
Ylang Ylang 5d 8006-81-3 Cananga odorata (Lamk.) Hook. f. et Thomson forma genuina, fam. Annonaceae 2.81%
Alseuosmia macrophylla Alseuosmia macrophylla A. Cunn, fam. Alseuosmiaceae 9.4%
Fagraea berteriana flower Fagraea berteriana A. Gray ex Benth., fam. Potaliaceae 3.56%
Honeysuckle, japanese Lonicera japonica L., fam. Caprifoliaceae 0.01%
Jasmine rose absolute (India) Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, fam. Rubiaceae 0.48%
Jasmine (China) 2b (absolute) 8022-96-6 Jasminum officinale var. grandiflorum L., fam. Oleaceae 0.15%
Narcissus tazetta (var. chinensis) 8023-75-4 Narcissus tazetta L., var. chinensis, fam. Amaryllidaceae 0.17%
Tulip sylvestre Tulipa sylvestris L., fam. Liliaceae 0.01%
Tulip sylvestre headspace cv. "Lack van Rijn" Tulipa sylvestris L. cultivar "Lack van Rijn", fam. Liliaceae 0.01%
Cinnamomum cordatum (Malaysia) 1a leaf Cinnamomum cordatum Kosterm., fam. Lauraceae 4.7%
Pinus sylvestris 8 8023-99-2 Pinus sylvestris L. (Scotch pine), fam. Pinaceae 0.05%
Pinus sylvestris (Lithuania) 8023-99-2 Pinus sylvestris L. (Scotch pine), fam. Pinaceae 0.05%
Desmos goezeanus leaf (Australia) Desmos goezeanus (F. Muell.) L.W. Jessup, fam. Annonaceae 30.25%
Aniba riparia (Brazil) 1a leaf Aniba riparia (Nees) Mez, fam. Lauraceae 2.1%
Aniba riparia (Brazil) 1b branch Aniba riparia (Nees) Mez, fam. Lauraceae 9.5%
Aniba riparia (Brazil) 1c bark wood Aniba riparia (Nees) Mez, fam. Lauraceae 7.9%
Aniba riparia (Brazil) 1d trunk wood Aniba riparia (Nees) Mez, fam. Lauraceae 7.7%
Pinus canariensis (Spain-Tenerife) Pinus canariensis Sweet ex Sprengel, fam. Pinaceae 0.01%