Benzyl salicylate

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| PIN = Benzyl 2-hydroxybenzoate

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| CASNo = 118-58-1

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| ChEMBL = 460124

| PubChem = 8363

| SMILES = O=C(OCc1ccccc1)c2ccccc2O

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| InChI = 1/C14H12O3/c15-13-9-5-4-8-12(13)14(16)17-10-11-6-2-1-3-7-11/h1-9,15H,10H2

| InChIKey = ZCTQGTTXIYCGGC-UHFFFAOYAC

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| C=14 | H=12 | O=3

| Appearance = Colorless liquid

| Density = 1.17 g/cm³

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| BoilingPtC = 318

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Benzyl salicylate is a salicylic acid benzyl ester, a chemical compound most frequently used in cosmetics as a fragrance additive or UV light absorber. It appears as an almost colorless liquid with a mild odor described as "very faint, sweet-floral, slightly balsamic" by some, while others smell nothing at all. There is debate whether the odour is caused solely by impurities or a genetic predisposition.Steffen Arctander: Perfume and Flavor Chemicals. {{ISBN|0-931710-37-5}} It occurs naturally in a variety of plants and plant extracts and is widely used in blends of fragrance materials.{{cite web | url = http://www.thegoodscentscompany.com/data/rw1001791.html | title = Benzyl salicylate | publisher = The Good Scents Company}}

There is some evidence that people may become sensitized to this material{{cite journal | url = http://www.rifm.org/doc/Food%20%26%20Chem%20Tox%20RIFM%20Spec%20Suppl%20122007.pdf | journal = Food and Chemical Toxicology | volume = 45 | issue = Supplement 1 | year = 2007 | title = Toxicologic and Dermatologic Assessments for Three Groups of Fragrance Ingredients: 1) Related Esters and Alcohols of Cinnamic Acid and Cinnamic Alcohol, 2) Ionones, 3) Salicylates | doi = 10.1016/j.fct.2007.09.087 | pmid = 18035463 | pages = S1-23 | last1 = Belsito | first1 = D | last2 = Bickers | first2 = D | last3 = Bruze | first3 = M | last4 = Calow | first4 = P | last5 = Greim | first5 = H | last6 = Hanifin | first6 = JM | last7 = Rogers | first7 = AE | last8 = Saurat | first8 = JH | last9 = Sipes | first9 = IG | last10 = Tagami | first10 = H | access-date = 2012-04-05 | archive-date = 2021-01-12 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210112105000/https://www.rifm.org/doc/Food%20%26%20Chem%20Tox%20RIFM%20Spec%20Suppl%20122007.pdf | url-status = dead }} and as a result, there is a restriction standard concerning the use of this material in fragrances by the International Fragrance Association.{{cite web | url = http://www.ifraorg.org/en-us/standards_restricted/s3/p2 | title = Standards Restricted | publisher = International Fragrance Association | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120104024607/http://www.ifraorg.org/en-us/standards_restricted/s3/p2 | archivedate = 2012-01-04 }}

It is used as a solvent for crystalline synthetic musks and as a component and fixative in floral perfumes such as carnation, jasmine, lilac, and wallflower.An Introduction to Perfumery by Curtis & Williams 2nd Edition, 2009, {{ISBN|978-0-9608752-8-3}}, {{ISBN|978-1-870228-24-4}}