| Chemical |
Methyl benzoate |
| CAS-number : |
93-58-3 |
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| Synonyms : |
| Benzoic acid, methyl ester |
| niobe oil. |
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| Sumformula of the chemical : |
| C8H8O2 |
| EINECS-number : |
| 2022597 |
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| Uses : |
Perfumery, solvent for cellulose esters and ethers, resins,
rubber; flavoring.
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| State and appearance : |
Liquid, colorless, oily.
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| Odor : |
Fragant odor
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| Spesicif gravity (water=1) : |
| 1.085 |
1.085 - 1.088 |
| 1.088 |
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| Melting point, °C : |
| -12.5 |
Richardson et al. 1002 |
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| Boiling point, °C : |
| 198.6 |
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| Flashing point, °C : |
| 82.7 |
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| Log octanol/water coefficient, log Pow : |
| 2.12 |
ANON 1986 |
| 2.2 |
Sangster 1989 |
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| Other physicochemical properties : |
Soluble in three parts of 60 % alcohol, in most fixed oils, in
ether; insoluble in water.
Combustible.
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| LD50 values to mammals in oral exposure, mg/kg : |
| 1350 |
1350-3330 mg/kg, orl-rat, Richardson et al. 1992 |
| 3330 |
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| Health effects : |
Dermal (24 hr) rabbit 10 mg caused mild irritation.
Methyl benzoate was slow to penetrate the skin of rats
(Richardson et al. 1992).
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| Effects on microorganisms : |
EC50 (30 min.)
Photobacterium phosphoreum 4.61 mg/l Microtox
test (Richardosn et al. 1992).
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| Other information of water organisms : |
Rainbow trout (kirjolohi, Salmo gairdneri) exposed to 5 mg/l
experienced loss of equilibrium in 14-16 hr (Richardson et al.
1992).
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References |
| 2283 | Anon.1986a.
Evaluation of the OECD laboratory intercomparison
testing on the determination of the partition coefficient
n-octanol-water by reverse phase HPLC.
Report.
Fraunhofer-Institut für Umweltchemie und Ökotoxikologie. |
| 3298 | Richardson, M.
L. et al. 1992 - 1994.
The dictionary of
substances and their effects.
Vol 1 - 7.
The Royal Society of
Chemistry.
Thomas Graham House, The Science Park, Cambridge,
CB4 4WF.
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| 3104 | Sangster, J. 1989.
Octanol-water partition coefficients of
simple organic compounds.
J.
Phys.
Chem.
Ref.
Data, Vol 18, No.
3: 1111 - 1229. |
