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Benzyl acetate

Benzyl acetate, an ester with a distinct jasmine aroma, is the main volatile constituent of the jasmine absolute a recent study analysed.

No share is given: the study’s figures are single samples. Its identity is PubChem’s.

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Name
Benzyl acetate
documented

Benzyl acetate

PUBCHEM-8785 · PubChem Compound Summary for CID 8785, Benzyl acetate (benzyl acetate) · read 2026-09-30

confidence A

CAS
140-11-4
documented

140-11-4

PUBCHEM-8785 · PubChem Compound Summary for CID 8785, Benzyl acetate (benzyl acetate) · read 2026-09-30

among the CID’s PubChem synonyms, and PubChem resolves it back to this CID

confidence A

PubChem CID
8785
documented

PUBCHEM-8785 · PubChem Compound Summary for CID 8785, Benzyl acetate (benzyl acetate) · read 2026-09-30

confidence A

Formula
C9H10O2
documented

PUBCHEM-8785 · PubChem Compound Summary for CID 8785, Benzyl acetate (benzyl acetate) · read 2026-09-30

confidence A

Molecular weight
150.17
documented

PUBCHEM-8785 · PubChem Compound Summary for CID 8785, Benzyl acetate (benzyl acetate) · read 2026-09-30

g/mol, as PubChem states it

confidence A

IUPAC name
benzyl acetate
documented

PUBCHEM-8785 · PubChem Compound Summary for CID 8785, Benzyl acetate (benzyl acetate) · read 2026-09-30

confidence A

SMILES
CC(=O)OCC1=CC=CC=C1
documented

PUBCHEM-8785 · PubChem Compound Summary for CID 8785, Benzyl acetate (benzyl acetate) · read 2026-09-30

confidence A

InChIKey
QUKGYYKBILRGFE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
documented

PUBCHEM-8785 · PubChem Compound Summary for CID 8785, Benzyl acetate (benzyl acetate) · read 2026-09-30

confidence A

Odour threshold
withheld: not on record
withheld

no odour-threshold source in the repository

Descriptors
jasmine
documented

Benzyl acetate was the primary benzenoid ester, which exhibits a distinct jasmine aroma

JAS-2 · Yassen MS, Ayoub IM, El-Ahmady SH, Singab ANB · read 2026-09-30

the study: "exhibits a distinct jasmine aroma"

confidence A

Volatility class
not on record
not on record

no volatility class on record for benzyl acetate (the simulator’s data has no entry)

Regulation
not on record
not on record

no Regulation record names it

3D structure
PubChem computed 3D conformer · 21 atoms, 21 bonds
modeled

PUBCHEM-8785 · PubChem Compound Summary for CID 8785, Benzyl acetate (benzyl acetate) · read 2026-09-30

PubChem’s computed 3D conformer (the 3D SDF record): a model, drawn schematically, not an experimental structure

confidence A

Occurs in
  • jasmine absolute
    documented · no share

    the main volatile constituent of the purchased J. grandiflorum concrete and absolute the study analysed

    confidence A

In teaching accords

Sources

  1. PUBCHEM-8785 · PubChem Compound Summary for CID 8785, Benzyl acetate (benzyl acetate). National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), U.S. National Library of Medicine; live database, read 2026-09-30 through the PUG REST endpoints (no account): https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/name/140-11-4/cids/JSON · https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8785/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,IUPACName,Title,SMILES,InChIKey/JSON · https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8785/synonyms/JSON · https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/8785/SDF?record_type=3d. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8785 · read 2026-09-30 · PubChem data are provided by NCBI (public-domain data; cite PubChem); the computed conformer is PubChem-generated. The raw responses are filed as fetched (the house’s records; the house’s review log the house’s records).
  2. JAS-2 · Yassen MS, Ayoub IM, El-Ahmady SH, Singab ANB. Comparative analysis of flower volatiles from four Jasminum species growing in Egypt using multivariate analysis. Sci Rep. 2026;16(1):8947. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-39688-w · read 2026-09-30 · CC BY 4.0

These records are published under CC BY 4.0.

this record as data: /data/molecule/benzyl-acetate.json · version 1 · updated 2026-09-30 · confidence A