Benzyl alcohol

At a glance

A mild, faintly floral-sweet alcohol used both as a fragrance material in its own right and as a common solvent for other aromatic compounds. It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.

Category
⚗️ Synthetic
Origin
synthetic production
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
Chemical family
Alcohol
CAS number
100-51-6
Profile
sweet, floral, slightly powdery
IFRA status
Restricted, concentration limits under IFRA standards (listed as "Benzyl alcohol", CAS 100-51-6)
● drafted · last checked 2026-08-26