Benzyl alcohol
Characteristics
Appearance & character: colorless transparent liquid; faint fragrant and burning scent; oxidized to benzaidehyde and benzoic acid after placed in the air for long time, so it can have bitter apricot kernel scent.
Boiling point: 205.4°C
Melting point: -15.3°C
Flash point:
Self-ignition point: 435°C
Specific gravity(20°C):  1.0455
Refractive Index (ηD20): 1.5395
Solubility: soluble in water with 1:30, miscible with alcohol, chloroform and with fatty and essential oils.
Applications
Benzyl alcohol is a good middle boiling point solvent. The main applications:
paint solvent; ink solvent; plexiglass solvent; photographic developing agent; PVC stabilizer; medicine, synthetic resin solvent; ointment or liquid medicine; solvent for meat products stamp-pad ink and ball-point pen oil.
carpet degreaser; crater cleaning agent; silicone solvent stabilizer; benzyl ester or ether intermediate.
Benzyl alcohol is a kind of very useful perfume fixative. It is an indispensable spice when jasmine, tuberose or ylang is mixed, and used to compound soap and daily cosmetics.
Specification :
Appearance Clear, Colourless, Oily Liquid
Purity (% ) 99.95min
Benzaldehyde (ppm) 300max
Acidity (As Benzoic Acid) (%) 0.1max
Chloride (%) 0.005 Max
Color (Hazen) 10 Max
Specific Gravity (20℃) 1.043-1.048
Refractive Index (20℃) 1.538-1.541
Water(%) 0.1max
Clarity Of Solution(1+30) Clear