C7H8O
108.14 g/mol
Flavor & FragranceWarning
Benzyl alcohol
CAS100-51-6EC202-859-9
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
fragrance component and preservative
Benzyl alcohol is an aromatic alcohol that appears as a colorless liquid with a mild pleasant aromatic odor. It is commonly used as a fragrance component and preservative in various consumer products.
fragrance componentpreservative
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CAS 100-51-6
Related Compounds
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flavoring agent and perfume additive
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synthetic flavoring substance and odorant
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flavoring agent or adjuvant
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1-methoxy-3-methylbenzene
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flavor and fragrance intermediate
Referencestereoisomer of
(²H₅)Phenylmethanol
CAS68661-10-9
research compound
Referencestereoisomer of
(²H₅)Phenyl(²H₂)methanol
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pharmaceutical intermediate
Safety Reference
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H332Harmful if inhaled
H312Harmful in contact with skin
H315Causes skin irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H227
H336May cause drowsiness or dizziness
H370Causes damage to organs
H372Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H401Toxic to aquatic life
H331Toxic if inhaled
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
phenylmethanol
InChIKey
WVDDGKGOMKODPV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)CO
Synonyms (86)
- E-1519
- MBN
- Alcohol bencilico [INN-Spanish]
- Alcoholum benzylicum [INN-Latin]
- Alcool benzylique [INN-French]
- Benzyl alcohol (JP18/NF/INN)
- Benzyl alcohol, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- Benzyl alcohol, USP, 98.0-100.5%
- Benzyl alcohol, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- Benzyl alcohol, puriss., meets analytical specification of Ph.??Eur., BP, NF, 99-100.5% (GC)
- Benzylalcohol; Benzalkonium Chloride EP Impurity A
- (Hydroxymethyl)benzene
- Alcohol bencilico
- Alcohol benzylicus
- Alcohol, Benzyl
- Alcool benzilico
- Alcool benzylique
- Aromatic alcohol
- Aromatic primary alcohol
- BENZYL ALCOHOL (TECH)
- BENZYL ALCOHOL [MART.]
- Bentalol
- Benzal alcohol
- Benzalcohol
- Benzenecarbinol
- Benzoyl alcohol
- Benzyl Alcohole
- Benzyl alcohol (JP15/NF)
- Benzyl alcohol (Standard)
- Benzyl alcohol (natural)
- Benzyl alcohol CRS
- Benzyl alcohol, anhydrous
- Benzyl alcohol, p.a.
- Benzyl?alcoho
- Benzylalkohol
- Benzylicum
- Bn-OH
- Caswell No. 081F
- Euxyl K 100
- Hydroxytoluene
- INS NO.1519
- Itch-X
- Methanol benzene
- Methanol, phenyl-
- Phenolcarbinol
- Phenylcarbinolum
- Phenylmethyl alcohol
- Protocoxil
- Sunmorl BK 20
- TB 13G
- TOLUENE,ALPHA-HYDROXY
- Ulesfia
- Ulesfia (TN)
- a-Hydroxytoluene
- a-Toluenol
- alcoholum benzylicum
- alpha-Toluenol
- alpha-hydroxytoluene
- benzenemethanol
- benzenmethanol
- benzyl alcohol
- benzylic alcohol
- enzylalcohol
- hydroxytoluenes
- phenylcarbinol
- phenylmethanol
- phenylmethol