Ethyl benzoate

At a glance

Ethyl benzoate is a synthetic fragrance ingredient used in perfumery to add a sweet, fruity, and slightly floral note to fragrances 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
Ester
CAS number
93-89-0
Profile
sweet, fruity, floral
IFRA status
Not restricted
● drafted · last checked 2026-09-01