Chemical Properties

Phenethyl alcohol is the main component of rose oils obtained from rose blossoms. It occurs in smaller quantities in neroli oil, ylang-ylang oil, carnation oil, and geranium oils. Since the alcohol is rather soluble in water, losses occur when essential oils are produced by steam distillation.

Phenylethyl alcohol is a colourless liquid with a mild rose odour. It can be dehydrogenated catalytically to phenylacetaldehyde and oxidized to phenylacetic acid (e.g., with chromic acid). Its fatty acid esters with lower molecular mass, as well as some alkyl ethers, are valuable fragrance and flavour substances.

Phenethyl alcohol is a kind of edible spice and naturally exists in neroli, rose oil, geranium oil and other oils, because it has a soft, pleasant and persistent rose fragrance and is widely used in various kinds of flavours and cigarette flavours. It is dispensing rose scent, food additives, the main raw material for rose scent flavour, stable on alkali, which is widely used in soap fragrance, is essence blending all rose scent series of spices because it does not dissolve in water, it is often used in the making up water, soap and orange flower, purple, etc. It is also used in the blending of flavour. Because Phenethyl alcohol has good antibacterial efficiency, it can be used in the ophthalmic solution

Uses

Phenylethyl alcohol is qualitatively and quantitatively one of the most important fragrance substances that belong to the class of aromatic alcohols.

Phenylethyl alcohol is used frequently and in large amounts as a fragrance material. It is a popular component in rose-type compositions, but it is also used in other blossom notes. It is stable to alkali and, therefore, ideally suited for use in soap perfumes.

Pharmaceutic aid (antimicrobial). In flavours and perfumery (esp rose perfumes). It is used to mask odour and also as a preservative.

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