4-Methoxybenzyl phenylacetate is a carboxylic ester.
Definition
4-Methoxybenzyl phenylacetate is a carboxylic ester. It is functionally related to a benzyl alcohol.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 7475820557 · registered name ANISYL PHENYLACETATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
P-ANISYL PHENYLACETATEINCIBenzeneacetic acid, (4-methoxyphenyl)methyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 102-17-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-010-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5059246
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3032674
- IUPAC
- (4-Methoxyphenyl)methyl phenylacetate
- Molecular formula
- C16H16O3
- Molecular weight
- 256.301 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- colourless oily liquid with a faint, honey-like, balsamic-rosy odour
- Boiling point
- 370.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg · 370 °C
- Solubility
- insoluble in water, soluble in organic solvents, oils · miscible at room temperature (in ethanol)
- Density
- 1.125-1.133
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
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.
- Fragrance3
- Flavouring and nutrient3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard