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Calcium benzoate

Calcium benzoate structure

Calcium benzoate 

structure
  • CAS No:

    2090-05-3

  • Formula:

    C7H6O2.1/2Ca

  • Chemical Name:

    Calcium benzoate

  • Synonyms:

    Benzoic acid,calcium salt (2:1);Benzoic acid,calcium salt;Calcium benzoate;Calcium dibenzoate;Benzocalol;E 213;1081802-93-8

  • Categories:

    Cosmetic Ingredient  >  Cosmetic Preservative

Description

White or colourless crystals, or white powder


White or colourless crystals, or white powder

Calcium benzoate Basic Attributes

282.3

336.052185

218-235-4

3QDE968MKD

DTXSID4044612

2916310090

Characteristics

52.60000

2.61540

White or colourless crystals, or white powder

for benzoic acidMelting range of benzoic acid isolated by acidification and not recrystallised 121,5 °C to 123,5 °C, after vacuum drying in a sulphuric acid desiccator

249.3ºC at 760 mmHg

111.4ºC

soluble in water (2.6 g/100ml at 0°C).

0.0122mmHg at 25°C

In case of heat, open flame is flammable; thermal decomposition is spicy and stimulates smoke

Safety Information

III

8

UN 3259 8/PG 2

3

R34:Causes burns. R21/22:Harmful in contact with skin and if swallowed .

S26-S36/37/39-S45

C

Treasury is low-temperature, ventilated and dry; anti-flame, spark, high temperature

P264, P280, P305+P351+P338, P33, P313

H319

|Warning|H319 (100%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]|P264, P280, P305+P351+P338, and P337+P313|Aggregated GHS information provided by 70 companies from 3 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory.

Calcium benzoate Use and Manufacturing

Methods of Manufacturing

Derived from the reaction of benzoic acid and calcium bicarbonate.

Uses

Preservative; antimicrobial; used in soda, juice, soy sauce, vinegar, etc

Benzoic acid, calcium salt (2:1): ACTIVE

Food additives|Food Additives -> PRESERVATIVE; -> JECFA Functional Classes|Cosmetics -> Preservative

Food Additives -> PRESERVATIVE;

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:282.30
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:4
Exact Mass:282.0204996
Monoisotopic Mass:282.0204996
Topological Polar Surface Area:80.3
Heavy Atom Count:19
Complexity:98
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:3
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes

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