| Chemical |
Ethyl benzoate |
| CAS-number : |
93-89-0 |
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| Synonyms : |
| Benzoic acid, ethyl ester |
| benzoic ether |
| essence of Niobe |
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| Sumformula of the chemical : |
| C9H10O2 |
| EINECS-number : |
| 2022843 |
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| Uses : |
Flavoring, perfumery, solvent mixture, lacquers, solvent for
many cellulose derivatives and natural and synthetic resins.
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| State and appearance : |
Colorless aromatic liquid.
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| Spesicif gravity (water=1) : |
| 1.043 |
1.043 - 1.046 |
| 1.046 |
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| Melting point, °C : |
| -34.6 |
Richardson et al. 1992 |
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| Boiling point, °C : |
| 212.9 |
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| Flashing point, °C : |
| 93 |
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| Log octanol/water coefficient, log Pow : |
| 2.64 |
ANON 1986 |
| 2.64 |
Sangster 1989 |
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| Other physicochemical properties : |
Soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water.
Combustible.
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| LD50 values to mammals in oral exposure, mg/kg : |
| 2100 |
2100-2639 mg/kg, orl-rat, Richardson et al. 1992 |
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| Health effects : |
Dermal (24 hr) rabbot 10 mg caused mild irritation (Richardson
et al. 1992).
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| LC50 values to fishes, mg/l : |
| 10.8 |
96 hr, Pimephales promelas, Geiger et al. 1990 |
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| EC50 values to fishes, mg/l : |
| 10.2 |
96 hr, mbt, Pimephales promelas, Geiger et al. 1990 |
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. |
| 3297 | Geiger, D.
L. et al. 1990.
Acute toxicities of organic
chemicals to fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) Vol 5.
Center for Lake Superior Environmental Studies, University of
Winsconsin-Superior, Superior, Winconsin, U.S.A. 332.
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| 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. |
