Chemical Properties
Colorless liquid. (Yellowish if made by old cross-esterification method). B.P. 230℃. Sp.Gr. 1.058. Insoluble in water.
Uses
Allyl Benzoate is a versatile reactant used in the preparation of stable potassium alkyltrifluoroborates for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions with aryltriflates and arylhalides.
Definition
ChEBI: Allyl benzoate is a benzoate ester.
Preparation
Allyl benzoate is produced by direct esterification (azeotropic) of Allyl alcohol and Benzoic acid.
Solubility in organics
Allyl Benzoate is miscible with alcohol, perfume oils. Poorly soluble in Propylene glycol.