Linalyl acetate
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
3,7-Dimethylocta-1,6-dien-3-yl acetate | |
| Other names
Bergamiol Bergamol Linalool acetate | |
| Identifiers | |
115-95-7  | |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:6469 |
| ChEMBL | ChEMBL502773 |
| ChemSpider | 13850082 |
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| PubChem | 8294 |
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| Properties | |
| C12H20O2 | |
| Molar mass | 196.29 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Colorless liquid |
| Density | 0.895 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 85 °C (185 °F; 358 K) |
| Boiling point | 220 °C (428 °F; 493 K) |
| Insoluble | |
| Solubility in ethanol and diethyl ether | Soluble |
| Hazards | |
| Flash point | 69.6 °C (157.3 °F; 342.8 K) |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Linalyl acetate is a naturally occurring phytochemical found in many flowers and spice plants. It is one of the principal components of the essential oils of bergamot and lavender.[1] Chemically, it is the acetate ester of linalool, and the two often occur in conjunction.
Synthetic linalyl acetate is sometimes used as an adulterant in essential oils to make them more marketable. For example, it may be added to lavandin oil which is then sold as more desirable lavender oil.
The chemical tastes similar to how it smells with a pleasant fruity odor reminiscent of bergamot mint oil. It is found in Mentha citrata and is mildly toxic to humans, toxic to fish, and extremely toxic to daphnia. Linalyl acetate is also combustible.
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References
- 1 2 The Merck Index, 15th Ed. (2013), p. 1022, Monograph 5551, O'Neil: The Royal Society of Chemistry. Available online at: http://www.rsc.org/Merck-Index/monograph/mono1500005551
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