Ethyl 2-aminobenzoate is a benzoate ester.
Definition
Ethyl 2-aminobenzoate is a benzoate ester.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 38Y050IUE4 · registered name ETHYL ANTHRANILATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
ETHYL ANTHRANILATEINCIBenzoic acid, 2-amino-, ethyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 87-25-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 201-735-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6025272
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID805272
- IUPAC
- Ethyl 2-aminobenzoate
- Molecular formula
- C9H11NO2
- Molecular weight
- 165.192 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Ethyl anthranilate is a colorless liquid with a fruity odor. Insoluble in water. (NTP, 1992) · Colorless liquid with a fruity odor like orange-flowers, mp = 13 deg C, [HSDB]
- Odour
- Fruity odor · FAINT ORANGE-FLOWERS ODOR
- Boiling point
- 514 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992) · 268 °C at 760 mm Hg
- Melting point
- 55 °F (NTP, 1992) · 13 °C
- Solubility
- Insoluble (NTP, 1992) · Very soluble in ether, alcohol
- Density
- 1.117 at 68 °F (NTP, 1992) - Denser than water, will sink · 1.1174 at 20 °C/4 °C
- Dissociation constant
- pKa = 2.18 (conjugate acid)
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 5 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.
- Fragrance3
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Repellency of two anthranilates against the tropical bed bugs, Cimex hemipterus (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) demonstrated in laboratory assays. · 2023
- Mosquito repellent thermal stability, permeability and air volatility. · 2020
- Exploration of toxicological impacts following acute and sub‐chronic exposure to ethyl anthranilate‐loaded mosquito repellent patch · 2018
- Different Repellents for Aedes aegypti against Blood-Feeding and Oviposition · 2014
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata