Phenethyl Alcohol
Product Description
| Product | Phenethyl Alcohol |
| CAS | 60-12-8 |
| Formula | C8H10O |
| Synonym | Natural Phenylethyl Alcohol, L-phenylalanine, benzene ethanol, 2-hydroxyethyl benzene, beta-phenyl ethyl alcohol, 2-Phenyl ethyl alcohol, methyl benzyl, 2-phenylethanol, benzyl carbinol, benzyl methanol, phenylethylic alcohol, 2-Phenethyl alcohol, Benzeneethanol |
Typical Product Specifications
| Odor Type | floral |
| Odor | Sweet, floral, freeh and bready with a rosey honey nuance |
| Taste | Floral, sweet, rosey and bready |
| Assay | 98.00 to 100.00 % |
| Refractive Index | 1.53000 to 1.53400 @ 20.00 ?C |
| Melting Point | -27.00 to -25.80 ?C. @ 760.00 mm Hg |
| Boiling Point | 219.00 to 221.00 ?C. @ 760.00 mm Hg |
| Boiling Point | 136.00 to 137.00 ?C. @ 50.00 mm Hg |
| pH | 7.00 |
| Molecular weight | 122.18 |
| Color | colorless liquid |
| Solubility | fixed oils, glycerin, propylene glycol, oxygenated solvs. |
| InChI | inChI=1S/C8H10O/c9-7-6-8-4-2-1-3-5-8/h1-5,9H,6-7H2 |
| InChIKey | WRMNZCZEMHIOCP-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| FEMA | 2858 |
| EINECS | 200-456-2 |
| Purity | 99.9 MIN |
| Flash Point | 216.00 ?F. TCC |
| Slightly Soluble | in water |
| Appearance | colorless clear oily liquid |
| Halogens | Chlorine free |
| Specific gravity | 1.01500 to 1.02300 @ 25.00 ?C |
| Pounds/Gallon | 8.446 to 8.512 |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.074000 mm/Hg @ 25.00 ?C |
| Vapor Density | 4.21 |
| logP (o/w) | 1.50 |
| Shelf Life | 24 month(s) or longer if stored properly |
| Storage | store in cool, dry place in tightly sealed containers, protected from heat and light |
| Density | 1.0245 (15 c) |
| Chemical Structure | ![]() |
| Notes | JECFA: 987 Application: Fragrances/Natural Preservative Function in Cosmetics |
| Class | Flavor and Fragrance Chemical Compounds, Organic Intermediates and Compounds, Non GMO |
| Function | Chemical Intermediate |
| Industry | Specialty Chemicals, Organics |

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