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Benzyl Salicylate

RESTRICTION
CAS
118-58-1
EC
Material type
other
Canonical source
document derived
Formulation

Usage guidance

Suggested min
Suggested max
Cost
Stock
Compatibility tags
floral
Reverse-composition

Contained in

Other ingredients whose composition declares this material as a constituent. The percentage shown is the supplier-declared concentration in that parent.

Ingredient%Range
SANDALWOOD FRAGRANCE5–10%
chemicals · No. 340

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 149.

MIDDLEtenacity · excellentpower · moderateG.R.A.S.FEMA 2151
sweetfloralbalsamicmusky
MW
232.24
BP
300°C
MP
25°C
Sp.Gr.
1.18
Refractive n
Rotation
Appearance

Colorless oily liquid, or opaque crystalline mass, melting at 24-26°C.

Solubility

Almost insoluble in water, insoluble in glycerin, poorly soluble in propylene glycol, soluble in alcohol and oils.

Odor

Very faint, sweet-floral, slightly balsamic odor.

Flavor

Characteristic of this mild-smelling material is that it has quite powerful taste.

Uses in perfumery

Widely used as a blender in perfumery, and generally as a mild, floral background with an effect not unlike that of Ylang-Ylang.

Uses in flavor

It is used in mere traces in apricot, banana, peach and plum, as well as in the so-called 'floral' flavors, where the sweet taste of Benzyl salicylate gives powerful effect.

Production

1) from Benzyl chloride and sodium salicylate (sometimes with an amine as a catalyst). 2) by trans-esterification of Benzyl alcohol with methyl salicylate with sodium methyl salicylate catalyst.

Document-derived

IFRA restrictions

CategoryKindMax %NotesSource
Category 1Max %1.3%
DOC
Category 2Max %0.39%
DOC
Category 3Max %7.8%
DOC
Category 4Max %7.3%
DOC
Category 5AMax %1.9%
DOC
Category 5BMax %1.9%
DOC
Category 5CMax %1.9%
DOC
Category 5DMax %1.9%
DOC
Category 6Max %4.3%
DOC
Category 7AMax %15%
DOC
Category 7BMax %15%
DOC
Category 8Max %0.77%
DOC
Category 9Max %14%
DOC
Category 10AMax %51%
DOC
Category 10BMax %51%
DOC
Category 11AMax %28%
DOC
Category 11BMax %28%
DOC
Category 12No restrictionNo Restriction
DOC

Compliance-support only. Values resolved from the current IFRA corpus; each row cites the document excerpt it came from. Not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor.

IFRA Annex I

Found naturally in

Natural complex substances (NCSs) in which this material typically occurs.

NCSBotanicalTypical %
Carnation AbsoluteDianthus caryophyllus L.7%
Tuberose AbsolutePoliantes tuberosa L.3.6%
Ylang, Ylang oil, terpene-freeCananga odorata (Lam.) Hook. f. &Thomson oil (forma genuine Steenis)2%
Cananga OilCananga odorata (Lam.) Hook. f. & Thomson (forma macrophylla Steenis)0.4%
Jasmine sambac absoluteJasminum sambac (L.) Aiton0.2%
Jasmine officinale absoluteJasminum officinale L.0.2%
Hyacinth AbsoluteHyacinthus orientalis L.0.2%
Jasmine absolute (grandiflorum)Jasminum grandiflorum L.0.1%
Cassie absoluteVachellia farnesiana (L.) Willd.0.03%
Identity
Aliases · 9
118-58-1Benzyl salicylate2-Hydroxybenzoic acid, benzyl esterBenzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, phenylmethyl esterBenzyl 2-hydroxybenzoateBenzyl o-hydroxybenzoateBenzyl-ortho-hydroxybenzoatePhenylmethyl 2-hydroxybenzoateSalicylic acid, benzyl ester
Compliance note. Restriction data is sourced directly from IFRA publications and preserved with its document excerpt. Perfume Foundry is a compliance-support tool — not a substitute for a qualified safety assessor (CPSR / PIF).