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Methyl benzoate

analytical standard

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Linear Formula:
C6H5COOCH3
CAS Number:
93-58-3
Molecular Weight:
136.15
Beilstein:
1072099
EC Number:
202-259-7
MDL number:
MFCD00008421
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
eCl@ss:
39024501
PubChem Substance ID:
329751663
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

vapor density

4.68 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99.5% (GC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.516 (lit.)
n20/D 1.517

bp

198-199 °C (lit.)

mp

−12 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble 2.1 g/L at 20 °C

density

1.088 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

COC(=O)c1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C8H8O2/c1-10-8(9)7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h2-6H,1H3

InChI key

QPJVMBTYPHYUOC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Methyl benzoate (MB) belongs to the class of benzenoid esters. It exists as a naturally occurring compound in a variety of plants including freshwater fern Salvinia molesta, Antirrhinum genus species, etc. MB extracted from the fermented apple juice is reported to possess toxicity against an invasive fruit fly, identified as Drosophila suzukii Matsumura.
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Application

Methyl benzoate may be used as an extraction solvent for extracting and preconcentrating benzimidazole fungicides in water samples prior to their determination by high-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection (HPLC-PDA). It may also be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in Rosa hybrida using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry technique (GC-MS).
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Pictograms

Health hazardExclamation mark
GHS08,GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H361d

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Repr. 2

WGK

WGK 1

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Genetic analysis of natural variation in antirrhinum scent profiles identifies benzoic acid carboxymethyl transferase as the major locus controlling methyl benzoate synthesis
Ruiz-Hernandez V, et al.
Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 27-27 (2017)
Alternative solvent?based methyl benzoate vortex?assisted dispersive liquid?liquid microextraction for the high?performance liquid chromatographic determination of benzimidazole fungicides in environmental water samples
Santaladchaiyakit Y and Srijarana S
Journal of Separation Science, 37(22), 3354-3361 (2014)
A floral fragrance, methyl benzoate, is an efficient green pesticide
Feng Y and Zhang A
Scientific Reports, 7 (2017)
Anna Klimek-Turek et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 25(21) (2020-11-04)
In this manuscript, the retention of aromatic hydrocarbons with polar groups has been compared for systems with various nonpolar columns of the types from C3 to C18 and different mobile phases composed of methanol, acetonitrile, or tetrahydrofuran as modifiers. The
Nan Zhao et al.
Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB, 48(4), 279-287 (2010-03-05)
Two benzenoid esters, methyl salicylate (MeSA) and methyl benzoate (MeBA), were detected from insect-damaged rice plants. By correlating metabolite production with gene expression analysis, five candidate genes encoding putative carboxyl methyltransferases were identified. Enzymatic assays with Escherichia coli-expressed recombinant proteins
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