BENZOIN
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BENZOIN
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CAS No:
9000-05-9
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Formula:
C14H12O2
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Chemical Name:
BENZOIN
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Synonyms:
benjamingum;Benzoinmalasia;Benzoinresinoid;Benzoinresinoid,siam;2-HYDROXY-1,2-DIPHENYETHANONE;2-HYDROXY-1,2-DIPHENYLETHANONE;Gumbenzoinsumatra;benzoin resin absolute
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Description
Reddish-brown globules; balsamic, vanilla-like odor. Brittle at room temperature but softened by heat. Soluble in warm alcohol and carbon disulfide; insoluble in water. Trees of this species are about 15 m tall. Resin flows from the incision made in the bark. S. tonkinensis (Siam benzoin) grows extensively in Laos and Tonkin. S. benzoin Dryand. (Sumatra benzoin) grows in Sumatra and Malaya. Sumatra benzoin is produced commercially in two basic qualities: selected tears and almonds or amygdaloid
Reddish-brown globules; balsamic, vanilla-like odor. Brittle at room temperature but softened by heat. Soluble in warm alcohol and carbon disulfide; insoluble in water.
Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. It is a product which may contain resin acids and their esters, terpenes, and oxidation or polymerization products of these terpenes. (Styrax, Styracaceae).
BENZOIN Basic Attributes
212.24
212.08400
232-523-7
TSCA listed
An amber coloured resinoid with a characteristic balsamic odour. Both Siam and Sumatra benzoins contain vanillin and esters of benzoic and cinnamic acids
Characteristics
37.3
Sumatra benzoin consists of a grayish-red mass intermixed with yellow pieces somewhat resembling almonds.
2.60290
1.31 g/cm³
134-138 °C(lit.)
194 °C12 mm Hg(lit.)
>230 °F
H2O: Insoluble
Vapour pressure, Pa at 136°C: 133
at 100.00 %. sweet spicy balsam aromatic resinous phenolic
BENZOIN Use and Manufacturing
Natural resin discharge.
Preserving ointments; preparing natural benzoic acid; for fumigating pastilles; in perfumery and cosmetics.
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