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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.
The record
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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
- jasmine absolute
- In teaching accords
Sources
- 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).
- 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
