Octyl benzoate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    94-50-8

    Molecular formula
    C15H22O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCOC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1
    OO

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    balsamic 71.72%
    floral 59.23%
    herbal 55.92%
    green 52.34%
    oily 48.47%
    sweet 48.35%
    fruity 44.72%
    fresh 39.98%
    waxy 39.73%
    fatty 37.1%

    Scent© AI

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    5.7 Well soluble in IPM, BB, DOA

    Molecular weight
    234.33 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 0.0002 hPa @ 20°C
    • 0.0003 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    314°C

  • Synonyms

    • Octyl benzoate
    • 94-50-8
    • Benzoic acid, octyl ester
    • n-Octyl benzoate
    • Benzoic acid octyl ester
    • capryl benzoate
    • 1-octyl benzoate
    • 8JQ9R1SYRZ
    • N-OCTYL BENZOAT
    • EINECS 202-339-1
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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

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Diospyros discolor, fruit peel Diospyros discolor Willd., Ebenaceae (D. blancoi), fam. Ebenaceae 0.2%