Wintergreen Oil
- CAS NO.:68917-75-9
- Empirical Formula: C8H8O3
- Molecular Weight: 152.15
- MDL number: MFCD01778133
- EINECS: 614-802-9
- SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS)
- Update Date: 2024-11-13 18:13:23
What is Wintergreen Oil?
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.
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.
Definition
Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Gaultheria procumbens, Ericacenae or Betula lenta, Betulaceae.
Essential oil composition
The oil contains approximately 98% methyl salicylate.
Properties of Wintergreen Oil
Boiling point: | 219 °C(lit.) |
alpha | -0.5 º (NEAT) |
Density | 1.181 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
FEMA | 3113 | WINTERGREEN OIL (GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS L.) |
refractive index | n20/D 1.54 |
Flash point: | 226 °F |
storage temp. | 2-8°C |
Odor | at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. fresh sweet wintergreen |
CAS DataBase Reference | 68917-75-9(CAS DataBase Reference) |
EPA Substance Registry System | Wintergreen oil (68917-75-9) |
Safety information for Wintergreen Oil
Computed Descriptors for Wintergreen Oil
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