Ingredient Dictionary

BENZYL FORMATE

Benzylformate is a carboxylic ester.

Definition

Benzylformate is a carboxylic ester. It is functionally related to a benzyl alcohol.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 79GJF97O0Y · registered name BENZYL FORMATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Gives the product a scentPERFUMING

Safety & regulatory references

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Names & identifiers

BENZYL FORMATEINCIFormic acid, phenylmethyl esterSynonym

CAS No.chemical registry number: 104-57-4
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 203-214-4
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID5059298
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID7032846

IUPAC: Benzyl formate
Molecular formula: C8H8O2
Molecular weight: 136.15 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: colourless liquid with an intense pleasant, floral-fruity odour · liquid
Boiling point: 202.00 to 203.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg · 202 °C
Solubility: insoluble in water, soluble in organic solvents, oils · miscible at room temperature (in ethanol)
Density: 1.082-1.092
Melting/freezing point: -3.15 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 203 ℃
Flash point: 82 ℃
Vapour pressure: 0.31 ㎜Hg (at 25 deg C)
Water solubility: 4257 ㎎/ℓ
Relative density: 1.088
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 1.53
Molecular weight: 136.15

Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 6 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.

Flavouring and nutrient3
Fragrance3

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low1

The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 2 studies

Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation)
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) , 1987 according to EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) , 1997 according to