Cedryl Acetate

Product Name:

Cedryl acetate

Synonyms:

High quality Cedryl acetate;8-beta-h-cedran-8-ol,acetate;Acetic acid, cedrol ester;aceticacid,cedrolester;Cedranyl acetate;cedranylacetate;cedrylactate;CEDROL ACETATE

CAS:

77-54-3

MF:

C17H28O2

MW:

264.4

EINECS:

201-036-1

Product Categories:

Inhibitors

Mol File:

77-54-3.mol

Melting point 

44-46 °C

Boiling point 

>200 °C(lit.)

density 

0.999 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.499(lit.)

Fp 

200 °F

storage temp. 

2-8°C

optical activity

[α]20/D +26±1°, c = 1% in ethanol

BRN 

2052432

CAS DataBase Reference

77-54-3(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

1H-3a,7-methanoazulen-6-ol, octahydro-3,6,8,8-tetramethyl-, acetate, [3r-(3«alpha»,3a«beta»,6«alpha»,7«beta»,8a«alpha»)]-(77-54-3)

EPA Substance Registry System

1H-3a,7-Methanoazulen-6-ol, octahydro-3,6,8,8-tetramethyl-, acetate, (3R,3aS,6R,7R,8aS)- (77-54-3)

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

38

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

FJ1680000

F 

9

Toxicity

LD50 oral in rat: 44750mg/kg

Chemical Properties

Colorless liquid; light cedar odor. Soluble in one volume of 90% alcohol. Combustible.

Chemical Properties

Cedryl Acetate occurs in cedarwood oils. The pure compound is crystalline (mp 80 °C). Commercial cedryl acetate is a colorless to amber liquid, with a cedarwood-like odor. It is prepared by esterification of the cedrol-rich fraction from cedarwood oil and is used in perfumery for wood and leather notes and as a fixative.

Uses

Perfumery.

Raw materials

Cedrol