Myrtenol
[CAS# 515-00-4]

Identification

• Classification: API >> Respiratory medication >> Expectorant
• Name: Myrtenol
• Synonyms: 6,6-Dimethyl-2-(hydroxymethyl)bicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene; 6,6-Dimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene-2-methanol; NSC 408846; alpha-Pinene-10-ol
• Molecular Formula: C₁₀H₁₆O
• Molecular Weight: 152.23
• CAS Registry Number: 515-00-4
• EC Number: 208-193-5

Properties

• Solubility: Slightly soluble (3.7 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 0.990 g/cm³ (20 ºC)^**
• Boiling point: 222-224 ºC^***
• Refractive index: 1.49777 (589.3 nm 20 ºC)^****
• Flash point: 89.4±0.0 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2015 ACD/Labs)

^** Schenck, Gunther O.; Justus Liebigs Annalen der Chemie 1953, V584, P177-98.

^*** Semmler, F. W.; Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft 1907, V40, P1363-77.

^**** Zacharewicz, Witold; Roczniki Chemii 1948, V22, P62-7.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	4	H302