Propyl benzoate
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| Name = Propyl benzoate
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| ImageName = Propyl benzoate
| PIN = Propyl benzoate
| OtherNames = n-propyl benzoate, benzoic acid propyl ester
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| ChemSpiderID = 15965
| PubChem = 16846
| ChEBI = 156072
| InChI = 1/C10H12O2/c1-2-8-12-10(11)9-6-4-3-5-7-9/h3-7H,2,8H2,1H3
| InChIKey = UDEWPOVQBGFNGE-UHFFFAOYAH
| SMILES = O=C(OCCC)c1ccccc1
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| StdInChI = 1S/C10H12O2/c1-2-8-12-10(11)9-6-4-3-5-7-9/h3-7H,2,8H2,1H3
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| StdInChIKey = UDEWPOVQBGFNGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
| CASNo = 2315-68-6
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|Section2={{Chembox Properties
| Formula = C10H12O2
| MolarMass = 164.201 g/mol
| Appearance = colorless oily liquid, nutty odor
| Density = 1.0230 g/cm3 at 20 °C
| MagSus = −105.00·10−6 cm3/mol
| MeltingPtC = −51.6
| BoilingPtC = 230
| Solubility = insoluble
| SolubleOther = miscible with ethanol, diethyl ether
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| year = 1998
| title = Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
| edition = 87
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| location = Boca Raton, Florida
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| publisher = CRC Press
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| isbn = 0-8493-0594-2
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| OtherCompounds = Methyl benzoate
Ethyl benzoate
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Propyl benzoate is an organic chemical compound used as a food additive. It is an ester.
Uses
Propyl benzoate has a nutty odor and sweet fruity or nut-like taste, and as such, it is used as a synthetic flavoring agent in foods. It also has antimicrobial properties and is used as a preservative in cosmetics. It occurs naturally in the sweet cherry and in clove stems, as well as in butter.{{cite book |last=Ash |first=Michael |author2=Ash, Irene |title=Handbook of Preservatives |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XZ2QB7bu5LwC&pg=PA404 |accessdate=2009-05-04 |year=2004 |publisher=Synapse Information Resources |isbn=1-890595-66-7 |page=508}}{{cite book
| last = Burdock
| first = George A.
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| title = Encyclopedia of Food and Color Additives
| publisher = CRC Press
| date = 1997
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| pages = 2340
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=JAVvqWBsBK0C&q=%22Propyl+benzoate%22&pg=PA2340
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| isbn = 978-0-8493-9416-4}}
Reactions
Propyl benzoate can be synthesized by the transesterification of methyl benzoate with propanol.
Propyl benzoate can also be synthesized by means of Fischer esterification of benzoic acid with propanol.
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