Methyl salicylate
CAS Number: 119-36-8
Chemical Formula: C8H8O3
Synonyms:
• 2-Carbomethoxyphenol
• Methyl o-hydroxybenzoate
• Methyl hydroxybenzoate
Appearance: Colorless oily liquid
HS Code: 29182300
MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity): 1 FCL (Full Container Load)
Products Description of Methyl salicylate CAS#119-36-8
Methyl salicylate is also known as methyl o-hydroxybenzoate, wintergreen oil, birch oil, sweet birch oil, and tea seed oil.
It occurs naturally in essential oils including deer hoof grass oil, wintergreen oil, birch oil, green tea seed oil, clove oil, eugenol oil, tuberose oil, schisandra oil, tea oil, ylang ylang oil, as well as in cherry, apple, and strawberry juice.
It appears as a colorless, light yellow, or light yellow‑red transparent oily liquid with a strong wintergreen oil aroma.
Relative molecular weight: 152.16
Relative density: 1.1738
Melting point: −8.6 °C
Boiling point: 223.3 °C
Flash point: 96 °C
Refractive index: 1.5360
It is insoluble in water but soluble in common organic solvents such as ethanol, ether, and glacial acetic acid.
It tends to discolor when exposed to air.
Oral LD50 in rats: 887 mg/kg.
Parameters
| Parameter | Value |
| Melting point | -8–7 °C (lit.) |
| Boiling point | 222 °C (lit.) |
| density | 1.174 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| vapor density | 5.26 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 1 mm Hg (54 °C) |
| FEMA | 2745 | METHYL SALICYLATE |
| refractive index | n 20/D 1.536(lit.) |
| Fp | 226 °F |
| storage temp. | Inert atmosphere, Room Temperature |
| solubility | Very slightly soluble in water, miscible with ethanol (96 per cent) and with fatty and essential oils. |
| form | Liquid |
| pka | pKa 9.90 (Uncertain) |
| color | Clear colorless to pale yellow |
| Odor | at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. wintergreen mint |
| Odor Type | minty |
| biological source | synthetic |
| Water Solubility | 0.07 g/100 mL (20 ºC) |
| JECFA Number | 899 |
| Merck | 14,6120 |
| BRN | 971516 |
| Dielectric constant | 9.0（20℃） |
| Stability: | Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong bases. |
| InChIKey | OSWPMRLSEDHDFF-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| LogP | 2.55 |
| Surface tension | 41.0 mN/m at 278.15K |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 119-36-8(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference | 2-Hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester(119-36-8) |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Methyl salicylate (119-36-8) |
Safety Information
| Item | Details |
| Hazard Codes | Xn |
| Risk Statements | 22-36/38-36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36-24/25 |
| RIDADR | 3082 |
| WGK Germany | 1 |
| RTECS | VO4725000 |
| F | 8 |
| Autoignition Temperature | 847 °F |
| TSCA | Yes |
| HazardClass | 6.1(b) |
| PackingGroup | III |
| HS Code | 29182300 |
| Hazardous Substances Data | 119-36-8(Hazardous Substances Data) |
| Toxicity | LD50 orally in rats: 887 mg/kg (Jenner) |
Product Application of Methyl salicylate CAS#119-36-8
Used as a flavoring agent for food, toothpaste, and cosmetics; also applied in manufacturing analgesics, pesticides, polishes, inks, and related products.
Fast delivery time
Inventory: 2–3 working days; New production: 7–10 working days
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.