Ethyl benzoate

• Ethyl benzoate
• Aethylium benzoicum (Latin )
• Ethyl benzoate (English)

Colorless liquid with a fruity odor

Liquid

1.05 g · cm -3 ( 20 ° C)

-34.6 ° C

213 ° C

0.24 hPa ( 20 ° C)

Very slightly soluble in water (0.5 g · l-1 at 20 ° C)

1.5007 (20 ° C)

Attention

2100 mg · kg -1 ( LD50, rat, oral)

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Benzoic acid ethyl ester is a chemical compound selected from the group of carboxylic acid esters.

Benzoic acid ethyl ester a colorless, oily liquid with a characteristic fruity odor, which results from the aromatic esters as benzoic acid in the reaction with ethanol. It is a fragrance and flavoring agent.

Representation

A simple and commonly used in the laboratory possibility for the display of ethyl benzoate is the acid esterification of benzoic acid with sulfuric acid and ethanol: