Material reference

Benzyl Alcohol

soft floral solvent

Role

top

CAS

100-51-6

MW

108.14 g/mol

BP

205.0 °C

Average use

10% Max%

Cost / g

$0.100

Profile

Benzyl Alcohol is curated in this catalog as a rosy material, with a secondary reading of balsamic.

On the strip it reads soft floral solvent.

It is registered under CAS 100-51-6.

The catalog records an average working dose of 10% Max%, which is a starting point for a trial rather than a limit.

How it behaves

volatility index 0.73 · the opening

A boiling point of 205 °C and a molecular weight of 108.14 g/mol give Benzyl Alcohol a volatility index of 0.73, which places it in the opening of a composition.

It leaves the strip early and does its work in the first minutes, before the heart arrives.

The index runs from 0 for a material that barely leaves the strip to 1 for one that flashes off, and it is computed from boiling point and molecular weight. Inside a real formula the surrounding materials shift where the boundaries fall, so a material can read differently there than it does here.

Closest materials in the catalog

Scored on descriptor taxonomy and on measured physical behaviour, using the same ranking that drives the swap and reformulate tools. Price plays no part in the order.

Questions about Benzyl Alcohol

What does Benzyl Alcohol smell like?

Benzyl Alcohol reads as rosy and balsamic, described in the catalog as soft floral solvent.

Is Benzyl Alcohol a top, heart or base note?

Benzyl Alcohol sits in the opening. Its volatility index of 0.73 is computed from a boiling point of 205 °C and a molecular weight of 108.14 g/mol, rather than assigned by hand. It leaves the strip early and does its work in the first minutes, before the heart arrives.

How much Benzyl Alcohol should I use?

The catalog records an average working dose of 10% Max% for Benzyl Alcohol. Treat that as the starting point for a trial: the right dose depends on what else is in the formula and what you want it to do there.

What can I use instead of Benzyl Alcohol?

The closest materials in this catalog by olfactive profile and physical behaviour are Phenethyl Alcohol (Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol) (77.6% match), Cyclopidene (74.8% match) and Cinnamyl Alcohol (70.6% match). Closeness is scored on descriptor taxonomy and on measured properties, so the nearest match is the one that behaves most like Benzyl Alcohol. Ranking ignores price.

What is the CAS number for Benzyl Alcohol?

Benzyl Alcohol is registered under CAS 100-51-6 in this catalog.

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