Wintergreen Oil
Product Description
Product Detail
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Product Name: |
Wintergreen Oil |
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Synonyms: |
Hot sale Gaultheria Oil;Gaultheria Oil;Checkerberry oil;Gaultheria procumbens oil;Hot sale Gaultheria Oil manufacturer;OIL OF WINTERGREEN;OIL, WINTERGREEN;WINTERGREEN OIL |
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CAS: |
68917-75-9 |
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MF: |
C8H8O3 |
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MW: |
152.15 |
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EINECS: |
614-802-9 |
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Product Categories: |
Alphabetical Listings;Essential OilsFlavors and Fragrances;Flavors and Fragrances;Q-Z |
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Mol File: |
68917-75-9.mol |
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alpha |
-0.5 º (NEAT) |
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Boiling point |
219 °C(lit.) |
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density |
1.181 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
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FEMA |
3113 | WINTERGREEN OIL (GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS L.) |
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refractive index |
n20/D 1.54 |
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Fp |
226 °F |
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storage temp. |
2-8°C |
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CAS DataBase Reference |
68917-75-9(CAS DataBase Reference) |
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EPA Substance Registry System |
Wintergreen oil (68917-75-9) |
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Hazard Codes |
Xn |
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Risk Statements |
22-36/38 |
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Safety Statements |
26-36 |
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WGK Germany |
1 |
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RTECS |
VO4725000 |
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F |
8 |
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Chemical Properties |
Wintergreen essential oil is water steam-distilled from leaves charged into the still and allowed to macerate for several hours to hydrolyze the gaultherin glucoside (methyl salicylate + glucose). Distillation lasts from 5 to 6 hours and yields approximately 0.7% essential oil. The oil is often adulterated by intentionally co-distilling sweet birth (Betula lenta) bark. FCC (1996) has described wintergreen oil as obtained from the leaves of G. procumbens and bark of B. lenta. The oil has a strong, sweet, aromatic odor reminiscent of methyl salicylate, its main constituent. |
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Physical properties |
Wintergreen oil is a colorless, yellowish or reddish liquid. It boils with decomposition between 219 to 224°C. It is soluble in alcohol and in glacial acetic acid, and it is very slightly soluble in water. |
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Essential oil composition |
The oil contains approximately 98% methyl salicylate. |
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Raw materials |
Sandenol |