Methyl benzoate

CAS Registry Number®

93-58-3
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CAS Name

Methyl benzoate

Molecular Formula

C8H8O2

Molecular Mass

136.15

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    198-200 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    -12.3 °C

  • Density (1)

    1.094 g/cm³ @ Temp: 15 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H8O2/c1-10-8(9)7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h2-6H,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=QPJVMBTYPHYUOC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(OC)(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OC)C=1C=CC=CC1

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzoic acid, methyl ester
  • Methyl benzenecarboxylate
  • Methyl benzoate
  • Niobe oil
  • Clorius

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

1082718-77-1

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