Product Name

BENZYL PHENYL ACETATE / BENZYL PHENYLACETATE / BENZYL ALPHA-TOLUATE

CAS No.: 102-16-9

🟢 Difficulty: Intermediate

⏳ Lasting: High

🌸 Note: Heart / Base

Description

Benzyl Phenyl Acetate is a fragrance ester with a characteristic sweet, honey-like and floral odor, accompanied by soft jasmine and slightly balsamic nuances. JECFA describes its odor as sweet and honey-floral, while fragrance references identify honey and jasmine as its principal olfactory facets.

In perfumery, Benzyl Phenyl Acetate is valued for its ability to provide rich floral sweetness and lasting body. It is particularly useful in jasmine, white-floral, honey, oriental and balsamic compositions, where it can help make an accord feel fuller and more rounded. Its relatively low volatility also makes it useful when a perfumer wants a floral material with good persistence.

The material blends naturally with other benzyl esters, floral alcohols and heavy floral ingredients. It can also be used as a supporting material in honey, caramel and fruity concepts. Commercial and technical references identify it for perfumery and flavor applications.

Odor Profile

• Honey-like

• Sweet

• Floral

• Jasmine

• Balsamic

• Soft

• Slightly fruity

• Warm

• Powdery

Recommended Formulation Level (Educational guideline only)

• Trace: 0.05–0.20%

• General use: 0.20–2.00%

• High-impact accords: 2.00–5.00%

These are formulation guidelines for perfumers and are not IFRA limits.

Works Well With

• Benzyl Acetate

• Benzyl Alcohol

• Benzyl Salicylate

• Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol

• Phenyl Ethyl Acetate

• Hedione

• Methyl Anthranilate

• Cinnamic Alcohol

• Vanillin

• Labdanum

• Ylang-Ylang materials

• Jasmine materials

Common Applications

• Fine Fragrance

• Attars

• Jasmine Accords

• Floral Fragrance

• Honey Accords

• Oriental Fragrance

• Soap

• Body Care

• Candles

• Home Fragrance

• Flavor Applications

Perfumers' Tip

Benzyl Phenyl Acetate is especially useful for giving jasmine and white-floral accords a richer honeyed sweetness. Use it alongside Hedione and floral alcohols when you want more body without making the composition excessively sweet.

For a warm floral base, combine it with benzyl salicylate, vanillin and labdanum. For a more natural jasmine effect, pair it with Hedione, benzyl acetate and methyl anthranilate.