what color is methyl benzoate
Methyl benzoate is an organic compound. It is an ester with the chemical formula C 6 H 5 CO 2 CH 3. It is a colorless liquid that is poorly soluble in water, but miscible with organic solvents. Methyl benzoate has a pleasant smell, strongly reminiscent of the fruit of the feijoa tree, and it is used in perfumery.It also finds use as a solvent and as a pesticide used to attract insects such as orchid bees.ethyl benzoate can be isolated from the freshwater fern Salvinia molesta. It is one of many compounds that is attractive to males of various species of orchid bees, which apparently gather the chemical to synthesize pheromones; it is commonly used as bait to attract and collect these bees for study.