Benzyl acetate is an organic ester with the molecular formula CH₃C(O)OCH₂C₆H₅. It is formed by the condensation of benzyl alcohol and acetic acid.

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Benzyl acetate

Names
Preferred IUPAC name Benzyl acetate
Identifiers
CAS Number	140-11-4 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:52051 Y
ChemSpider	13850405 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.004.909
KEGG	C15513 Y
PubChem CID	8785
UNII	0ECG3V79ZJ Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0020151
InChI InChI=1S/C9H10O2/c1-8(10)11-7-9-5-3-2-4-6-9/h2-6H,7H2,1H3 Y Key: QUKGYYKBILRGFE-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y InChI=1/C9H10O2/c1-8(10)11-7-9-5-3-2-4-6-9/h2-6H,7H2,1H3 Key: QUKGYYKBILRGFE-UHFFFAOYAD
SMILES c1ccccc1COC(=O)C CC(=O)OCc1ccccc1
Properties
Chemical formula	CH3C(O)OCH2C6H5
Molar mass	150.18 g/mol
Appearance	Colourless liquid
Odor	floral
Density	1.054 g/ml
Melting point	−51.5 °C (−60.7 °F; 221.7 K)
Boiling point	212 °C (414 °F; 485 K)
Solubility in water	0.31 g/100 mL
Solubility	Soluble in benzene, chloroform Miscible with ethanol, ether, acetone
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	-93.18·10−6 cm3/mol
Refractive index (nD)	1.523
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	1 1 0
Flash point	102 °C (216 °F; 375 K)
Autoignition temperature	461 °C (862 °F; 734 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

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Similar to most other esters, it possesses a sweet and pleasant aroma, owing to which, it finds applications in personal hygiene and health care products. It is a constituent of jasmin and of the essential oils of ylang-ylang and neroli. It has pleasant sweet aroma reminiscent of jasmine. Further as a flavoring agent it is also used to impart jasmine or apple flavors to various cosmetics and personal care products like lotions, hair creams etc..^[1]

It is one of many compounds that is attractive to males of various species of orchid bees. It is collected and used by the bees as an intra-specific pheromone; In apiculture benzyl acetate is used as a bait to collect bees. Natural sources of benzyl acetate include varieties of flowers like jasmine (Jasminum), and fruits like pear, apple, etc.^[2]