Category: flavor and fragrance agents
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information:
Physical Properties:
Appearance: | colorless clear liquid (est) |
Assay: | 98.00 to 100.00 % sum of isomers
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Food Chemicals Codex Listed: | No |
Specific Gravity: | 1.02400 to 1.04000 @ 25.00 °C.
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Pounds per Gallon - (est).: | 8.521 to 8.654
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Refractive Index: | 1.50000 to 1.51000 @ 20.00 °C.
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Boiling Point: | 215.00 to 222.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
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Acid Value: | 1.00 max. KOH/g
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Vapor Pressure: | 0.203000 mmHg @ 25.00 °C. (est) |
Flash Point: | 196.00 °F. TCC ( 91.11 °C. )
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logP (o/w): | 2.351 (est) |
Soluble in: |
| alcohol | | water, 481.1 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) |
Insoluble in: |
| water |
Organoleptic Properties:
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Odor Type: floral |
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| sweet floral fruity herbal |
Odor Description: at 1.00 % in dipropylene glycol. | sweet floral fruity herbal |
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Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |
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Cosmetic Information:
Suppliers:
Safety Information:
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Hazards identification |
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Classification of the substance or mixture |
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |
None found. |
GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |
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Pictogram | |
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Hazard statement(s) |
None found. |
Precautionary statement(s) |
None found. |
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Dermal Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Inhalation Toxicity: |
Not determined
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Safety in Use Information:
Category: | flavor and fragrance agents |
RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment: Search |
IFRA Code of Practice Notification of the 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice |
Recommendation for methyl benzyl acetate (mixed ortho-,meta-,para-) usage levels up to: | | 0.5000 % in the fragrance concentrate.
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Use levels for FEMA GRAS flavoring substances on which the FEMA Expert Panel based its judgments that the substances are generally recognized as safe (GRAS). |
The Expert Panel also publishes separate extensive reviews of scientific information on all FEMA GRAS flavoring substances and can be found at FEMA Flavor Ingredient Library |
publication number: 13 |
Click here to view publication 13 |
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm |
baked goods: | - | - |
beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 1.00000 |
beverages(alcoholic): | - | - |
breakfast cereal: | - | - |
cheese: | - | - |
chewing gum: | - | - |
condiments / relishes: | - | - |
confectionery froastings: | - | - |
egg products: | - | - |
fats / oils: | - | - |
fish products: | - | - |
frozen dairy: | - | - |
fruit ices: | - | - |
gelatins / puddings: | - | - |
granulated sugar: | - | - |
gravies: | - | - |
hard candy: | - | - |
imitation dairy: | - | - |
instant coffee / tea: | - | - |
jams / jellies: | - | - |
meat products: | - | - |
milk products: | - | - |
nut products: | - | - |
other grains: | - | - |
poultry: | - | - |
processed fruits: | - | - |
processed vegetables: | - | - |
reconstituted vegetables: | - | - |
seasonings / flavors: | - | - |
snack foods: | - | - |
soft candy: | - | - |
soups: | - | - |
sugar substitutes: | - | - |
sweet sauces: | - | - |
Safety References:
Flavor & Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) reference(s): |
The FEMA GRAS assessment of benzyl derivatives used as flavor ingredients. View pdf |
EPI System: | View |
AIDS Citations: | Search |
Cancer Citations: | Search |
Toxicology Citations: | Search |
EPA ACToR: | Toxicology Data |
EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS): | Registry |
Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary : | 62341 |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: | Data |
| 1-phenylethyl acetate (mixed o-,m-,p-) |
Chemidplus: | 0029759113 |
References:
Other Information:
Potential Blenders and core components note
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For Odor |
No odor group found for these |
| tagete oil rwanda | |
(E+Z)-4,8- | dimethyl-3,7-nonadien-2-one | FL/FR |
aldehydic |
2,6- | dimethyl-2,18-nonadecadien-8-one | |
3- | methyl-4-hexyl oxybutyraldehyde | FR |
anisic |
| amyl furoate | FL/FR |
balsamic |
| benzyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
iso | bornyl acetate | FL/FR |
iso | bornyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| cinnamyl formate | FL/FR |
| fenchyl acetate | FL/FR |
caramellic |
| diethyl malate | FL/FR |
citrus |
beta- | bisabolol | FL/FR |
(R)- | citronellyl nitrile | FR |
| citronitrile (Symrise) | FR |
2- | heptanol | FL/FR |
| melissa oil slovak republic | |
| verbena absolute france | FL/FR |
earthy |
(Z)-4- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
| spathulenol | |
ethereal |
3- | cyclohexyl propyl acetate | |
| ethyl 4-pentenoate | FL/FR |
fatty |
| butyl undecylenate | FL/FR |
4- | ethyl octanoic acid | FL/FR |
fermented |
| methyl decanoate | FL/FR |
floral |
| acetal 318 | FR |
iso | amyl angelate | FL/FR |
alpha- | amyl cinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
| benzyl acetate | FL/FR |
| benzyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
| benzyl acetone | FL/FR |
| benzyl formate | FL/FR |
| benzyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| blue lagoon fragrance | FR |
| butyl tiglate | FR |
| cassis cyclohexene | FR |
(S)- | citronellyl acetate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl propionate | FL/FR |
(E)- | citronellyl tiglate | FL/FR |
3- | cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 2,6,6-trimethyl-, methyl ester | FR |
| cymbopogon validus leaf oil | FR |
| dihydrojasmone | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl butyrate | FL/FR |
3,6- | dimethyl-3-octyl acetate | FR |
| ethyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| ethyl ethyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| eucalyptus macarthurii oil | FR |
| geraniol | FL/FR |
| geranyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| geranyl tiglate | FL/FR |
| hibiscus fragrance | FR |
| ionone mixed isomers | FL/FR |
| jasmin absolute egypt (from concrete) | FL/FR |
| jasmin cyclopentanone | FR |
iso | jasmone | FL/FR |
| lavender oil | FL/FR |
| linalyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| magnolia flower oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| magnolia specialty | FR |
| menthadienyl formate | FR |
ortho- | methoxybenzyl ethyl ether | FR |
| methoxymelonal | FL/FR |
1-(2- | methyl allyl oxy)-3-methoxy-3-methyl-1-butane | FR |
para- | methyl benzyl acetate | FL/FR |
alpha-iso | methyl ionone (90% min.) | FL/FR |
| methyl ionyl acetate | FL/FR |
white | nelumbo nucifera flower absolute | FR |
pink | nelumbo nucifera flower absolute | FR |
white | nelumbo nucifera flower concrete | FR |
| nonan-3-yl acetate | FL/FR |
3- | nonanon-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
3- | nonanone | FL/FR |
1-( | octahydro-4,7-methanoinden-5-yl)-propan-2-one + 1-(6-methyloctahydro-4,7-methanoinden-5-yl)-ethanone | |
| orris rhizome concrete butter (iris pallida) | FL/FR |
| osmanthus absolute replacer | FR |
| osmanthus concrete | FL/FR |
| petitgrain lemon oil | FL/FR |
| petitgrain mandarin oil | FL/FR |
| phenethyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| phenethyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
1- | phenyl propyl butyrate | FL/FR |
2- | phenyl propyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
4- | phenyl-3-buten-2-ol | FL/FR |
iso | propyl benzoate | FL/FR |
| rhodinyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| rose undecene | FR |
| souroubea specialty | FR |
| star fruit oil cuba | FL/FR |
| styralyl propionate | FL/FR |
| terpinyl valerate | FL/FR |
| tetrahydroionyl acetate | FR |
fruity |
| allyl benzoate | FR |
para- | anisyl propionate | FL/FR |
| apricot essence | FL/FR |
| balsam specialty | FR |
| benzaldehyde / methyl anthranilate schiff's base | FR |
| benzyl propionate | FL/FR |
| benzyl valerate | FL/FR |
| berry hexanoate | FR |
| butyl 2-naphthyl ether | FL/FR |
iso | butyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl furyl propionate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(E)-beta- | damascone | FL/FR |
beta- | damascone | FL/FR |
(Z)-beta- | damascone | FL/FR |
(R)-gamma- | dodecalactone | FL/FR |
| eriocephalus punctulatus flower oil | FR |
| ethyl levulinate | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl-4-methyl-1,3-oxathiane | |
| ginsene | FR |
| heptyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| linalool oxide acetates | FL/FR |
para- | menth-1-ene-9-ol | FL/FR |
3- | mercaptohexyl acetate | FL/FR |
| methyl (Z)-3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl bicycloheptenyl methyloxirane carboxylate | FR |
2- | methyl butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| methyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(E)-7- | methyl-3-octen-2-one | FL/FR |
(±)-3- | methyl-gamma-decalactone | FL/FR |
| myrascone | FR |
2- | nonanone propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
alpha- | ocimene | FL/FR |
| peach nitrile | FR |
sesqui | phellandrene | |
| plum damascone (high alpha) | FR |
| rhubarb pyran | FR |
| sambucus canadensis fruit absolute | FL/FR |
| strawberry glycidate 1 (aldehyde C-16 (so-called)) | FL/FR |
(R)- | styralyl acetate | FL/FR |
4-(para- | tolyl)-2-butanone | FL/FR |
| tropical ionone | FL/FR |
cis- | woody acetate | FR |
fungal |
| hydroxymethyl hexyl ethyl ketone | FL/FR |
green |
iso | amyl 3-(2-furan) propionate | FL/FR |
| butyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl methyl ketone | FL/FR |
| dicyclopentadiene propionate | FR |
| herbal cyclohexane | FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| hexoxyacetaldehyde dimethyl acetal | FR |
| hexyl tiglate | FL/FR |
1-( | octahydro-4,7-methanoinden-5-yl)-propan-2-ol | |
1-[(3aS,7aR)-3a,4,7,7a- | tetrahydro-1H-inden-6-yl]ethanone | FR |
herbal |
iso | amyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| arnica flower oil | FR |
| artemisia ludoviciana oil | FR |
| buchu mercaptan acetate | FL/FR |
| butyl levulinate | FL/FR |
| chamomile isobutyrate | FR |
| chamomile propionate | FR |
| chamomile valerate | FR |
| clary propyl acetate | FR |
| cuminyl acetate | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl crotonate | FL/FR |
| geranium cyclohexane | FR |
| linalyl formate | FL/FR |
| linalyl octanoate | FL/FR |
| matricaria chamomilla flower oil | FL/FR |
1-para- | menthen-9-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| methyl cyclogeranate (Firmenich) | FR |
| methyl hexyl ether | FL/FR |
(1S,5R)- | myrtenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| myrtle oil | FL/FR |
3- | octanon-1-ol | FL/FR |
beta-sesqui | phellandrene | |
| rue flower oil colombia | |
| rue oil | FL/FR |
| rue oil cuba | FL/FR |
| tagete oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| tagete oil egypt | FL/FR |
| tagete oil madagascar | FL/FR |
| tagete oil south africa | FL/FR |
| tagete oil turkey | FL/FR |
| tagete oil zambia | FL/FR |
| tea leaf absolute | FL/FR |
| tricyclodecenyl isobutyrate | FR |
| tricyclodecenyl propionate | FR |
| viridiflorol | FL/FR |
medicinal |
ortho- | cresyl acetate | FL/FR |
orris |
| orris capronate | FL/FR |
powdery |
alpha- | methyl ionone | FL/FR |
(E)-alpha- | methyl ionone (74-80%) | FL/FR |
spicy |
para- | anisyl formate | FL/FR |
| caraway seed oleoresin | FL/FR |
| gingergrass oil | FR |
| honey extract | CS |
| spicy acetoacetate | FL/FR |
tobacco |
2,6,6- | trimethyl-2-hydroxycyclohexanone | FL/FR |
tropical |
| triflaige A (ZEON) | FR |
waxy |
| dihydrocitronellyl acetate | FL/FR |
(E)- | methyl geranate | FL/FR |
| phytyl acetate | FL/FR |
woody |
2- | decalinyl acetate | FR |
| melozol acetate | FR |
| patchouli absolute | FR |
| rhubarb oxirane | FR |
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For Flavor |
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No flavor group found for these |
1- | acetyl cyclohexyl acetate | FL |
| amyl angelate | FL |
iso | amyl angelate | FL/FR |
| amyl furoate | FL/FR |
para- | anisyl propionate | FL/FR |
| benzyl methyl tiglate | FL |
| benzyl valerate | FL/FR |
iso | bornyl phenyl acetate | FL/FR |
| butyl 2-naphthyl ether | FL/FR |
iso | butyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
2- | butyl thiophene | FL |
| capsicum oleoresin CO2 extract | FL |
ortho- | cresyl acetate | FL/FR |
| cuminyl acetate | FL/FR |
3- | cyclohexyl propyl acetate | |
| diethyl malate | FL/FR |
2,4- | difurfuryl furan | FL |
| dihydrocitronellyl acetate | FL/FR |
(±)-(cis+trans)-1,2- | dihydroperillaldehyde | FL |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl crotonate | FL/FR |
2,6- | dimethyl-2,18-nonadecadien-8-one | |
S-(2,5- | dimethyl-3-furyl) ethane thioate | FL |
(E+Z)-4,8- | dimethyl-3,7-nonadien-2-one | FL/FR |
(R)-gamma- | dodecalactone | FL/FR |
| ethyl 3-hydroxyoctanoate | FL |
| ethyl 4-pentenoate | FL/FR |
| ethyl ethyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
2- | ethyl-4-methyl-1,3-oxathiane | |
| hydroxymethyl hexyl ethyl ketone | FL/FR |
4- | hydroxyphenethyl alcohol | FL |
| ionone mixed isomers | FL/FR |
| linalool oxide acetates | FL/FR |
| linalyl formate | FL/FR |
| magnolia flower oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| melissa oil slovak republic | |
(E)- | methyl geranate | FL/FR |
| nonan-3-yl acetate | FL/FR |
2- | nonanone propylene glycol acetal | FL/FR |
alpha- | ocimene | FL/FR |
1-( | octahydro-4,7-methanoinden-5-yl)-propan-2-ol | |
1-( | octahydro-4,7-methanoinden-5-yl)-propan-2-one + 1-(6-methyloctahydro-4,7-methanoinden-5-yl)-ethanone | |
3- | octanon-1-ol | FL/FR |
(Z)-4- | octen-1-ol | FL/FR |
beta-sesqui | phellandrene | |
sesqui | phellandrene | |
1- | phenyl propyl butyrate | FL/FR |
2- | phenyl propyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
iso | propyl benzoate | FL/FR |
| rue flower oil colombia | |
| spathulenol | |
(R)- | styralyl acetate | FL/FR |
| tagete oil rwanda | |
2,6,6- | trimethyl-2-hydroxycyclohexanone | FL/FR |
| viridiflorol | FL/FR |
| vitispirane | FL |
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| althaea officinalis root tincture | FL |
iso | amyl 3-(2-furan) propionate | FL/FR |
| benzyl acetoacetate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl furyl propionate | FL/FR |
beta- | damascone | FL/FR |
acidic |
(E)-2- | hexenoic acid | FL |
berry |
| heptyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
burnt |
| ethyl 2-furoate | FL |
citrus |
beta- | bisabolol | FL/FR |
| petitgrain lemon oil | FL/FR |
| petitgrain mandarin oil | FL/FR |
| styralyl propionate | FL/FR |
| verbena absolute france | FL/FR |
creamy |
| althaea officinalis root extract | FL |
ethereal |
| methyl hexyl ether | FL/FR |
| methyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
fatty |
4- | ethyl octanoic acid | FL/FR |
| methyl decanoate | FL/FR |
(E)-7- | methyl-3-octen-2-one | FL/FR |
floral |
(S)- | citronellyl acetate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl hexanoate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl propionate | FL/FR |
| dihydrojasmone | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate | FL/FR |
| dimethyl benzyl carbinyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| geraniol | FL/FR |
| geranyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| geranyl tiglate | FL/FR |
| jasmin absolute egypt (from concrete) | FL/FR |
| linalyl butyrate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyl 3-methyl butenoate | FL |
(E)-alpha- | methyl ionone (74-80%) | FL/FR |
alpha-iso | methyl ionone (90% min.) | FL/FR |
| orris rhizome concrete butter (iris pallida) | FL/FR |
| rhodinyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| tropical ionone | FL/FR |
| apricot essence | FL/FR |
| benzyl acetate | FL/FR |
| benzyl acetone | FL/FR |
| benzyl formate | FL/FR |
| benzyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
| benzyl propionate | FL/FR |
| buchu mercaptan acetate | FL/FR |
iso | butyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| butyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl butyrate | FL/FR |
| citronellyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
(E)-beta- | damascone | FL/FR |
(Z)-beta- | damascone | FL/FR |
| ethyl anthranilate | FL/FR |
| ethyl levulinate | FL/FR |
2- | heptanol | FL/FR |
2- | hexyl-4-acetoxytetrahydrofuran | FL |
| linalyl octanoate | FL/FR |
1-para- | menthen-9-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| methoxymelonal | FL/FR |
| methyl (Z)-3-hexenoate | FL/FR |
| methyl 4-phenyl butyrate | FL |
para- | methyl benzyl acetate | FL/FR |
2- | methyl butyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
alpha- | methyl ionone | FL/FR |
3- | nonanon-1-yl acetate | FL/FR |
| osmanthus concrete | FL/FR |
| phenethyl isovalerate | FL/FR |
2- | phenyl-4-pentenal | FL |
| sambucus canadensis fruit absolute | FL/FR |
| star fruit oil cuba | FL/FR |
| strawberry glycidate 1 (aldehyde C-16 (so-called)) | FL/FR |
| tagete oil CO2 extract | FL/FR |
| tagete oil madagascar | FL/FR |
| tagete oil south africa | FL/FR |
| tagete oil turkey | FL/FR |
| tagete oil zambia | FL/FR |
| terpinyl valerate | FL/FR |
4-(para- | tolyl)-2-butanone | FL/FR |
green |
iso | butyl methyl ketone | FL/FR |
(E)- | citronellyl tiglate | FL/FR |
(Z)-3- | hexen-1-yl isovalerate | FL/FR |
| hexyl tiglate | FL/FR |
iso | jasmone | FL/FR |
3- | nonanone | FL/FR |
herbal |
iso | amyl heptanoate | FL/FR |
| butyl levulinate | FL/FR |
| lavender oil | FL/FR |
| matricaria chamomilla flower oil | FL/FR |
para- | menth-1-ene-9-ol | FL/FR |
| rue oil | FL/FR |
| rue oil cuba | FL/FR |
| tagete oil egypt | FL/FR |
honey |
| phenethyl isobutyrate | FL/FR |
nutty |
| phytyl acetate | FL/FR |
orris |
| orris capronate | FL/FR |
spicy |
para- | anisyl formate | FL/FR |
| benzyl cinnamate | FL/FR |
| caraway seed oleoresin | FL/FR |
| cinnamyl formate | FL/FR |
| myrtle oil | FL/FR |
| spicy acetoacetate | FL/FR |
tea |
| tea leaf absolute | FL/FR |
tropical |
alpha- | amyl cinnamaldehyde | FL/FR |
3- | mercaptohexyl acetate | FL/FR |
waxy |
| butyl undecylenate | FL/FR |
(±)-3- | methyl-gamma-decalactone | FL/FR |
4- | phenyl-3-buten-2-ol | FL/FR |
woody |
iso | bornyl acetate | FL/FR |
| fenchyl acetate | FL/FR |
| methyl ionyl acetate | FL/FR |
(1S,5R)- | myrtenyl acetate | FL/FR |
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Potential Uses:
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note
Synonyms:
| methyl benzene methanol acetate (mixed ortho-,meta-,para-) | | methyl benzyl alcohol acetate (mixed ortho-,meta-,para-) | | methylbenzenemethanol acetate (mixed o-,m-,p-) | | methylbenzenemethanol acetate (mixed ortho-,meta-,para-) | | methylbenzyl acetate (mixed o,m,p) | | methylbenzyl alcohol acetate (mixed o-,m-,p-) | 1- | phenyl ethyl acetate (mixed ortho-,meta-,para-) | 1- | phenylethyl acetate (mixed o-,m-,p-) | 1- | phenylethyl acetate (mixed ortho-,meta-,para-) | | tolyl acetate (mixed o,m,p) |
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