Description
1. Product Overview
Benzyl Alcohol Derivatives are functional aromatic intermediates engineered for precision synthesis in pharmaceutical, coating, and preservative systems. Primarily used as precursors in esterification, etherification, and as high-stability solvents in industrial formulations. Their strategic value lies in enabling superior product purity, reducing downstream purification costs, and ensuring compliance with global pharmacopoeia and food-contact standards. For enterprise buyers, these derivatives represent a critical input for maintaining batch integrity and accelerating time-to-market.
2. Key Specifications & Technical Characteristics
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Chemical composition: Substituted benzyl alcohols (e.g., benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, benzyl cinnamate) with controlled impurity profiles
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Purity level: ≥99.0% – 99.9% (HPLC), pharmaceutical and technical grades available
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Physical characteristics: Colorless to pale yellow liquid or crystalline solid; refractive index (nD20): 1.538–1.545; density: 1.04–1.11 g/cm³
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Packaging options: 200 L net HDPE drums (200 kg), 1,000 L IBC totes (1,000 kg), flexitanks (20,000 kg)
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Shelf life: 24 months in original sealed container under dry, ambient conditions (15–30°C)
3. Core Industrial Applications
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Pharmaceuticals & API manufacturing: Used as a non-toxic solubilizer and preservative intermediate in injectables, topical creams, and oral suspensions — outperforms phenol derivatives due to lower irritation and higher thermal stability.
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Paints, coatings & inks: Functions as a coalescing agent and viscosity modifier in water-based and solvent-borne systems — provides excellent oxidation resistance and odor control versus glycol ethers.
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Personal care & cosmetics: Acts as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial preservative (benzyl alcohol derivatives in skin lotions and shampoos) — preferred over parabens for clean-label formulations.
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Fragrance & flavor synthesis: Serves as a fixative and solvent for aroma chemicals — superior carrier capacity reduces raw material waste by up to 12%.
4. Competitive Advantages
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Quality consistency: ISO 9001:2025 and GMP-certified production with SPC-controlled batch release — lot-to-lot variability <0.5% RSD for key impurities.
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Supply reliability: Dual-source manufacturing (Europe and Asia) with 50,000 MT annual capacity and safety stock buffer of 30 days.
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Logistics capability: Global hub distribution (Rotterdam, Houston, Shanghai) — door-to-door lead times 14–21 days for any region.
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Price competitiveness: Cost-per-purity advantage of 8–15% below European and Chinese commodity benchmarks through integrated upstream benzyl chloride production.
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Technical support: Full Certificate of Analysis (CoA), Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), and method development support for formulation integration.
5. Commercial & Supply Information
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Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ): 20 MT (bulk)
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Loading capacity: 20 MT per standard 20-foot container (net weight) — 80 drums (250 kg net each) or 1 flexitank configuration
















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