Benzyl acetate

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| PIN = Benzyl acetate

| OtherNames = Acetic acid phenylmethyl ester

|Section1={{Chembox Identifiers

| ChEBI_Ref = {{ebicite|correct|EBI}}

| ChEBI = 52051

| PubChem = 8785

| SMILES=c1ccccc1COC(=O)C

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| UNII = 0ECG3V79ZJ

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| KEGG = C15513

| InChI = 1/C9H10O2/c1-8(10)11-7-9-5-3-2-4-6-9/h2-6H,7H2,1H3

| InChIKey = QUKGYYKBILRGFE-UHFFFAOYAD

| SMILES1 = CC(=O)OCc1ccccc1

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| StdInChI = 1S/C9H10O2/c1-8(10)11-7-9-5-3-2-4-6-9/h2-6H,7H2,1H3

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| StdInChIKey = QUKGYYKBILRGFE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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| CASNo=140-11-4

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|Section2={{Chembox Properties

| Formula = {{chem2|CH3C(O)OCH2C6H5}}

| C=9|H=10|O=2

| Appearance = Colourless liquid

| Odor = floral

| MolarMass=150.18 g/mol

| Density=1.054 g/ml

| MeltingPtC=-51.5

| BoilingPtC=212

| Solubility = 0.31 g/100 mL

| SolubleOther = Soluble in benzene, chloroform
Miscible with ethanol, ether, acetone

| RefractIndex = 1.523

| MagSus = −93.18·10⁻⁶ cm³/mol

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| FlashPtC = 102

| AutoignitionPtC = 461

| NFPA-F = 1 | NFPA-H = 1 | NFPA-R = 0

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Benzyl acetate is an organic ester with the molecular formula {{chem2|CH3C(O)OCH2C6H5}}. It is formed by the condensation of benzyl alcohol and acetic acid.

Similar to most other esters, it possesses a sweet and pleasant aroma, owing to which, it finds applications in personal hygiene and health care products. It is a constituent of jasmin and of the essential oils of ylang-ylang and neroli. It has pleasant sweet aroma reminiscent of jasmine. Further as a flavoring agent it is also used to impart jasmine or apple flavors to various cosmetics and personal care products like lotions, hair creams etc..{{cite web | url = http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1001611.html | title = Benzyl acetate | publisher = The Good Scents Company}}

It is one of many compounds that is attractive to males of various species of orchid bees. It is collected and used by the bees as an intra-specific pheromone; In apiculture benzyl acetate is used as a bait to collect bees. Natural sources of benzyl acetate include varieties of flowers like jasmine (Jasminum), and fruits like pear, apple, etc.{{cite journal |author1=Schiestl, F.P. |author2=Roubik, D.W. |name-list-style=amp | year =2004 | title = Odor Compound Detection in Male Euglossine Bees | journal = Journal of Chemical Ecology | volume = 29 | pages = 253–257 | doi = 10.1023/A:1021932131526 | pmid=12647866 | issue = 1|s2cid=2845587 | hdl =20.500.11850/57276 | hdl-access =free }}