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C14H12O2
212.24 g/mol
Flavor & Fragrance

BENZOIN

CAS579-44-2EC204-331-3
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
Flavor ingredient and fragrance component

Benzoin is an off-white to yellow-white crystalline solid with a camphor-like odor and a slightly acrid taste. It is primarily used as a flavor ingredient and fragrance component.

Flavor ingredientFragrance componentAntiseptic

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Referencestereoisomer of

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Fragrance and flavor ingredient

Referencestereoisomer of

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Referencesame scaffold

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Referencesame scaffold

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Safety Reference

Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

2-hydroxy-1,2-diphenylethanone

InChIKey

ISAOCJYIOMOJEB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C(=O)C2=CC=CC=C2)O

Synonyms (47)
  • BENZOIN
  • (RS)-Benzoin
  • AE-848/06163047
  • Aerozoin
  • Benzoin (VAN)
  • Benzoin absolute
  • Benzoylphenylcarbinol
  • CAS-119-53-9
  • DL-BENZOIN
  • FEMA 2132
  • FEMA No. 2132
  • FEMA No. 2133
  • Hydroxy-2-phenyl acetophenone
  • Hydroxy-a-phenylacetophenone
  • Hyperabsolute benzoin, Siam
  • PhCH(OH)COPh
  • PhCOCH(OH)Ph
  • Phenylbenzoyl carbinol
  • Wy 42956
  • a-Hydroxybenzyl phenyl ketone
  • benzoin resin siam
  • benzoine
  • desyl alcohol
  • hydroxybenzyl phenyl ketone