BENZYL ETHER

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION
CAS NO. 103-50-4

BENZYL ETHER
EINECS NO. 203-118-2
FORMULA (C6H5CH2)2O
MOL WT. 198.27
H.S. CODE  
TOXICITY  
SYNONYMS Benzyl Oxide; Dibenzyl Ether;
1,1'-(Oxybis (methylene))-bisbenzene; Bisbenzene-1,1-oxybismethylene;
PRICE  

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL STATE clear to pale yellow liquid
MELTING POINT

1 - 3 C
BOILING POINT 295 - 298 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.04 - 1.05
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Insoluble
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY  

AUTOIGNITION

379 C

NFPA RATINGS

 Health: 2; Flammability: 1; Reactivity: 0

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 
FLASH POINT

135 C
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS
Benzyl Ether is a used flavoring agent (sweet, Spicy, mushroom, fruity, floral) and used as a perfumery fixer. It is used as a solvent for cellulose.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

 clear to pale yellow liquid

PURITY

98.0% min
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 200kgs in drum
HAZARD CLASS Not regulated
UN NO.  
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: XI, Risk Phrases: 36/37/38, Safety Phrases: 24/25
FEMA NO.:2371

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ETHER
Ether is any of a number of organic compounds characterized by an oxygen atom joined by two carbon atoms that are part of hydrocarbon groups. The general formula is ROR', where R and R' are alkyl groups. Ethers are formed by the condensation of two alcohols. They are similar to alcohols but are generally less dense, less soluble in water, and have lower boiling points. They are relatively unreactive chemically. This unreative property makes ethers valuable as solvents. Common names of ethers simply list the alkyl groups in alphabetical order (ethyl methyl ether, IUPAC name is methoxyethane). Epoxides and crown ether are a special class of cyclic ethers. Epoxide (oxirane) is a three-membered cyclic ether in which an oxygen atom is joined to each of two carbon atoms that are already bonded to each other. Crown Ether is a macrocyclic polyether whose structure contains hydrogen, carbon and oxygen atoms. Each oxygen atoms are confined between two carbon atoms and exhibits a conformation with a hole (accordingly called "crown").