BENZYL ALCOHOL

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION SHEET

PRODUCT                               :  BENZYL ALCOHOL

SYNONYMS                             :  BENZENEMETHANOL; PHENYL METHYL ALCOHOL; PHENYL CARBINOL

STRUCTURAL FORMULA    :

EMPIRICAL FORMULA          : C7H8O

MOLECULAR WEIGHT          : 108.1

ODOR                                       :  FAINT AROMATIC ODOR

COLOUR & APPEARANCE : CLEAR COLOURLESS OILY LIQUID

PURITY                                     :  99% MINIMUM (SUM CIS/ TRANS)

SPECIFIC GRAVITY @ 200 C : 1.043 - 1.049

REFRACTIVE INDEX @ 200 C : 1.5385 - 1.5405

BOILING POINT 760 TORR  : 2050 C

ACIDITY AS BENZOIC ACID : 0.12% MAX

CHLORINE CONTENT          :  FREE FROM CHLORINE

SOLUBILITY                            :  IN WATER & ETHYL ALCOHOL & MOST ORGANIC SOLEVENTS INSOLUBLE IN PARAFFINE OIL

CAS # : 100-51-6      FEMA # : 2137      NAFTA H # : 2906-21-0000

BLENDS WELL WITH            :  FLORAL GOOD BLENDER

USES                                        :  PERFUMERY, FLAVOURS, PAINT, PHARMA & AS SOLVENTS

SOME PERFUMERY USES  :  ENHANCER; CACAO; WHITE ROSE; FIXER HYACINTH JACINATHE

NATURAL OCCURRENCE  :  TEA

PACKING              :               LOCAL & EXPORTS CUSTOMER’S REQUIREMENT