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Benzyl Acetate Aroma Chemical
CAS# 140-11-4

Fruity, Sweet, Floral, Cherry, Balsamic

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Benzyl Acetate is a classic perfumery material with a smooth, airy sweetness reminiscent of jasmine, rounded by ripe-fruit facets like pear, banana, and a touch of apple preserve. It opens soft and diffusive, leaving a clean, floral trail that lends a transparent brightness to compositions.

In fine fragrance, Benzyl Acetate bridges juicy top notes and white-floral hearts, softening sharp edges and rounding the structure. Even modest levels can lift jasmine–ylang–tuberose themes, while enhancing diffusion and naturality across white-floral, fruity-floral, and modern chypre architectures, as well as creations with a vintage hue.

It pairs especially well with Benzyl Alcohol, Linalool, Linalyl Acetate, Hedione, and a touch of Indole, and complements floral absolutes such as Jasmine, Orange Blossom, and Ylang-Ylang. For fruit effects, it blends beautifully with Allyl Caproate, Gamma-Undecalactone, or cis-3-Hexenyl Acetate to achieve a succulent, mouth-watering impression. In gourmand contexts, it can “soft-focus” vanillic and balsamic notes for a creamy, comforting feel.

Benzyl Acetate performs best at low to moderate dosages, particularly when you want more radiance without sacrificing a natural floral signature. Its clean profile and reliable throw also make it a strong choice for home fragrance-candles, wax melts, reed diffusers, and room sprays-across a range of bases.

In personal care and household products, it imparts a pleasant fresh-floral lift to body wash, shampoo, and fabric softener. As an ester, it may hydrolyze under strongly alkaline conditions, so dosage and base pH should be balanced to maintain odor quality and performance.

Sensory-wise, Benzyl Acetate is a clear to pale-yellow liquid with a clean, sweet, non-harsh floral scent. It is readily soluble in ethanol, DPG, and most common fragrance solvents. Store in a cool, dry place, protected from light and air exposure to preserve its bright, transparent character over time.

With high versatility, a naturally sweet floral tonality, and an ability to “bind” accords, Benzyl Acetate is a subtle key for modern white-floral statements, juicy fruit constructions, and clean, crowd-pleasing home-care designs.

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Technical standards

Physical appearance Liquid Conform
Color Colorless to pale yellow Conform
Specific Gravity @20˚C 1.049 → 1.059 1.052
Refractive Index @20˚C 1.5 → 1.504 1.503
Acid value (mgKOH/g) ≤ 1.0 0.8
Purity ≥ 99.0% 99.96%

Solubility @25˚C

Solvent Solubility (g/L)
ethanol 550.06
methanol 617.71
isopropanol 369.33
water 7.37
ethyl acetate 276.39
n-propanol 328.5
acetone 366.02
n-butanol 248.4
acetonitrile 468.98
DMF 675.68
toluene 89.2
isobutanol 217.34
1,4-dioxane 634.78
methyl acetate 379.33
THF 319.81
2-butanone 295.14
n-pentanol 181.8
sec-butanol 281.9
n-hexane 10.83
ethylene glycol 201.44
NMP 314.89
cyclohexane 12.77
DMSO 621.01
n-butyl acetate 106.86
n-octanol 76.33
chloroform 822.44
n-propyl acetate 129.63
acetic acid 414.78
dichloromethane 662.75
cyclohexanone 246.94
propylene glycol 276.53
isopropyl acetate 121.45
DMAc 654.79
2-ethoxyethanol 326.15
isopentanol 183.03
n-heptane 8.79
ethyl formate 183.99
1,2-dichloroethane 314.26
n-hexanol 129.93
2-methoxyethanol 538.39
isobutyl acetate 82.06
tetrachloromethane 53.35
n-pentyl acetate 63.73
transcutol 851.4
n-heptanol 60.69
ethylbenzene 71.01
MIBK 105.77
2-propoxyethanol 237.05
tert-butanol 364.93
MTBE 190.96
2-butoxyethanol 136.78
propionic acid 325.96
o-xylene 76.57
formic acid 215.01
diethyl ether 185.53
m-xylene 62.8
p-xylene 92.72
chlorobenzene 142.18
dimethyl carbonate 119.43
n-octane 4.77
formamide 345.7
cyclopentanone 274.6
2-pentanone 165.11
anisole 217.22
cyclopentyl methyl ether 129.78
gamma-butyrolactone 356.32
1-methoxy-2-propanol 324.79
pyridine 381.41
3-pentanone 144.39
furfural 372.28
n-dodecane 5.91
diethylene glycol 248.98
diisopropyl ether 38.88
tert-amyl alcohol 270.55
acetylacetone 207.98
n-hexadecane 6.51
acetophenone 171.07
methyl propionate 221.76
isopentyl acetate 98.8
trichloroethylene 652.23
n-nonanol 66.16
cyclohexanol 154.34
benzyl alcohol 176.82
2-ethylhexanol 77.04
isooctanol 51.9
dipropyl ether 73.61
1,2-dichlorobenzene 136.73
ethyl lactate 92.48
propylene carbonate 193.71
n-methylformamide 354.89
2-pentanol 143.92
n-pentane 7.95
1-propoxy-2-propanol 153.04
1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 132.07
2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 173.71
mesitylene 38.86
ε-caprolactone 210.79
p-cymene 37.01
epichlorohydrin 417.94
1,1,1-trichloroethane 249.43
2-aminoethanol 337.18
morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 442.57
sulfolane 346.94
2,2,4-trimethylpentane 9.41
2-methyltetrahydrofuran 239.89
n-hexyl acetate 115.31
isooctane 5.82
2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 235.62
sec-butyl acetate 89.96
tert-butyl acetate 121.15
decalin 14.76
glycerin 292.61
diglyme 405.02
acrylic acid 288.14
isopropyl myristate 49.89
n-butyric acid 276.46
acetyl acetate 161.61
di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 57.22
ethyl propionate 126.0
nitromethane 637.36
1,2-diethoxyethane 178.75
benzonitrile 177.96
trioctyl phosphate 36.96
1-bromopropane 150.71
gamma-valerolactone 403.25
n-decanol 50.5
triethyl phosphate 61.8
4-methyl-2-pentanol 76.97
propionitrile 281.29
vinylene carbonate 218.01
1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 344.31
DMS 136.66
cumene 52.09
2-octanol 41.33
2-hexanone 128.12
octyl acetate 63.08
limonene 48.19
1,2-dimethoxyethane 435.81
ethyl orthosilicate 58.44
tributyl phosphate 50.02
diacetone alcohol 189.52
N,N-dimethylaniline 142.98
acrylonitrile 352.82
aniline 183.76
1,3-propanediol 317.42
bromobenzene 132.61
dibromomethane 372.66
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 504.25
2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 86.52
tetrabutyl urea 69.03
diisobutyl methanol 46.48
2-phenylethanol 117.37
styrene 97.73
dioctyl adipate 81.89
dimethyl sulfate 194.33
ethyl butyrate 98.76
methyl lactate 141.7
butyl lactate 73.08
diethyl carbonate 85.45
propanediol butyl ether 165.76
triethyl orthoformate 73.71
p-tert-butyltoluene 35.27
methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 126.7
morpholine 607.93
tert-butylamine 189.83
n-dodecanol 39.75
dimethoxymethane 272.84
ethylene carbonate 167.38
cyrene 150.85
2-ethoxyethyl acetate 115.77
2-ethylhexyl acetate 78.92
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 172.31
4-methylpyridine 309.02
dibutyl ether 77.0
2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 46.48
DEF 255.45
dimethyl isosorbide 219.71
tetrachloroethylene 295.31
eugenol 138.0
triacetin 153.91
span 80 131.48
1,4-butanediol 145.55
1,1-dichloroethane 352.29
2-methyl-1-pentanol 151.68
methyl formate 253.51
2-methyl-1-butanol 191.61
n-decane 8.88
butyronitrile 225.24
3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 73.7
1-chlorooctane 40.73
1-chlorotetradecane 18.5
n-nonane 7.97
undecane 7.05
tert-butylcyclohexane 16.09
cyclooctane 4.49
cyclopentanol 155.91
tetrahydropyran 289.34
tert-amyl methyl ether 136.71
2,5,8-trioxanonane 308.62
1-hexene 64.68
2-isopropoxyethanol 205.01
2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 151.14
methyl butyrate 167.97

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  • CAS NO.

    140-11-4

  • OLFACTIVE FAMILY

    Floral

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heart
Fruity
Sweet
Floral
Cherry
Balsamic
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