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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research compound
Referencesame scaffold
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Research reagent
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Photoinitiator for UV-curable materials
Safety Reference
H412Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for BENZOIN (CAS 579-44-2) is 2914.40.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2914.40
EU CN code (8-digit)
2914 40 90
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
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
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