But-2-enyl benzoate

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C11H12O2

    SMILES
    CC=CCOC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Balsamic 72.91%
    Floral 70.7%
    Fruity 65.98%
    Sweet 64.38%
    Herbal 60.37%
    Green 55.72%
    Spicy 47.6%
    Woody 44.93%
    Cherry 36.78%
    Anisic 35.61%

     

    Flavor
    Balsam 59.6%
    Sweet 42.89%
    Floral 39.72%
    Fruity 36.9%
    Spicy 31.2%
    Cinnamon 29.68%
    Cherry 29.32%
    Chocolate 28.98%
    Balsamic 28.23%
    Almond 27.83%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.6

    pKa est.
    6.51 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    176.21 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Slow

    Boiling point est.
    253°C

    Flash point

    • 114.35 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • QYOVCBKZFRCMCG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • Applications

    But-2-enyl benzoate is primarily used as a fragrance ingredient and odorant with fixative properties in perfumery and cosmetics; it is also a valuable intermediate in the synthesis of specialty aroma esters for coatings, inks, and plastics, and may appear in household and personal care products as a fragrance component.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 1072.85
    methanol 1091.59
    isopropanol 652.05
    water 0.36
    ethyl acetate 1507.12
    n-propanol 856.37
    acetone 1915.8
    n-butanol 897.93
    acetonitrile 1905.39
    DMF 2424.34
    toluene 717.63
    isobutanol 732.88
    1,4-dioxane 1426.56
    methyl acetate 1395.38
    THF 1284.16
    2-butanone 1681.9
    n-pentanol 508.29
    sec-butanol 879.63
    n-hexane 100.79
    ethylene glycol 96.08
    NMP 1215.65
    cyclohexane 193.59
    DMSO 1383.89
    n-butyl acetate 911.65
    n-octanol 272.67
    chloroform 3268.06
    n-propyl acetate 868.22
    acetic acid 1062.92
    dichloromethane 3340.74
    cyclohexanone 1670.76
    propylene glycol 169.42
    isopropyl acetate 672.72
    DMAc 1725.83
    2-ethoxyethanol 606.32
    isopentanol 702.58
    n-heptane 45.32
    ethyl formate 749.52
    1,2-dichloroethane 2660.65
    n-hexanol 516.08
    2-methoxyethanol 1038.48
    isobutyl acetate 448.88
    tetrachloromethane 194.25
    n-pentyl acetate 407.08
    transcutol 2809.08
    n-heptanol 227.81
    ethylbenzene 391.73
    MIBK 595.45
    2-propoxyethanol 648.29
    tert-butanol 823.28
    MTBE 875.61
    2-butoxyethanol 374.76
    propionic acid 722.08
    o-xylene 321.63
    formic acid 219.95
    diethyl ether 1432.44
    m-xylene 336.62
    p-xylene 428.16
    chlorobenzene 1151.46
    dimethyl carbonate 430.66
    n-octane 26.18
    formamide 602.57
    cyclopentanone 1609.88
    2-pentanone 1233.39
    anisole 810.96
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 704.22
    gamma-butyrolactone 1579.24
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 740.54
    pyridine 2152.3
    3-pentanone 924.66
    furfural 1296.3
    n-dodecane 26.14
    diethylene glycol 382.77
    diisopropyl ether 260.14
    tert-amyl alcohol 834.45
    acetylacetone 1031.85
    n-hexadecane 30.75
    acetophenone 714.11
    methyl propionate 1093.82
    isopentyl acetate 698.78
    trichloroethylene 4532.15
    n-nonanol 233.18
    cyclohexanol 721.55
    benzyl alcohol 502.21
    2-ethylhexanol 299.68
    isooctanol 191.13
    dipropyl ether 348.67
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 870.11
    ethyl lactate 265.07
    propylene carbonate 903.35
    n-methylformamide 969.56
    2-pentanol 627.53
    n-pentane 83.99
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 464.96
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 558.1
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 421.52
    mesitylene 191.06
    ε-caprolactone 1211.71
    p-cymene 145.71
    epichlorohydrin 2185.02
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1697.14
    2-aminoethanol 297.49
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 1075.61
    sulfolane 1353.56
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 48.07
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 1088.94
    n-hexyl acetate 634.66
    isooctane 39.54
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 640.65
    sec-butyl acetate 523.32
    tert-butyl acetate 623.95
    decalin 86.73
    glycerin 201.63
    diglyme 1219.09
    acrylic acid 645.43
    isopropyl myristate 213.46
    n-butyric acid 1127.1
    acetyl acetate 720.41
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 166.14
    ethyl propionate 719.63
    nitromethane 2220.26
    1,2-diethoxyethane 857.98
    benzonitrile 919.82
    trioctyl phosphate 126.04
    1-bromopropane 1336.93
    gamma-valerolactone 1527.0
    n-decanol 167.0
    triethyl phosphate 208.56
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 287.32
    propionitrile 1336.11
    vinylene carbonate 924.22
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 1018.45
    DMS 518.58
    cumene 208.27
    2-octanol 186.67
    2-hexanone 819.07
    octyl acetate 276.4
    limonene 213.32
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 1225.5
    ethyl orthosilicate 190.75
    tributyl phosphate 185.33
    diacetone alcohol 600.5
    N,N-dimethylaniline 388.84
    acrylonitrile 1749.69
    aniline 761.76
    1,3-propanediol 492.04
    bromobenzene 1232.51
    dibromomethane 2165.55
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 3159.92
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 343.3
    tetrabutyl urea 243.83
    diisobutyl methanol 170.68
    2-phenylethanol 431.14
    styrene 612.05
    dioctyl adipate 296.41
    dimethyl sulfate 532.31
    ethyl butyrate 564.68
    methyl lactate 324.49
    butyl lactate 287.09
    diethyl carbonate 409.2
    propanediol butyl ether 370.29
    triethyl orthoformate 305.82
    p-tert-butyltoluene 132.54
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 365.09
    morpholine 1682.93
    tert-butylamine 530.17
    n-dodecanol 121.9
    dimethoxymethane 1061.98
    ethylene carbonate 724.46
    cyrene 319.64
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 585.56
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 512.7
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 892.5
    4-methylpyridine 1890.33
    dibutyl ether 428.6
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 170.68
    DEF 1504.87
    dimethyl isosorbide 590.66
    tetrachloroethylene 1603.76
    eugenol 397.86
    triacetin 463.26
    span 80 323.42
    1,4-butanediol 158.39
    1,1-dichloroethane 2359.3
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 507.75
    methyl formate 657.08
    2-methyl-1-butanol 786.43
    n-decane 42.09
    butyronitrile 1296.26
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 265.22
    1-chlorooctane 226.51
    1-chlorotetradecane 82.96
    n-nonane 39.65
    undecane 32.34
    tert-butylcyclohexane 72.05
    cyclooctane 47.79
    cyclopentanol 511.06
    tetrahydropyran 1607.56
    tert-amyl methyl ether 630.04
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 762.82
    1-hexene 488.85
    2-isopropoxyethanol 416.95
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 265.52
    methyl butyrate 1061.94

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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