Wintergreen Oil

Product Name:

Wintergreen Oil

Synonyms:

Hot sale Gaultheria Oil;Gaultheria Oil;Checkerberry oil;Gaultheria procumbens oil;Hot sale Gaultheria Oil manufacturer;OIL OF WINTERGREEN;OIL, WINTERGREEN;WINTERGREEN OIL

CAS:

68917-75-9

MF:

C8H8O3

MW:

152.15

EINECS:

614-802-9

Product Categories:

Alphabetical Listings;Essential OilsFlavors and Fragrances;Flavors and Fragrances;Q-Z

Mol File:

68917-75-9.mol

alpha 

-0.5 º (NEAT)

Boiling point 

219 °C(lit.)

density 

1.181 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

FEMA 

3113 | WINTERGREEN OIL (GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS L.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.54

Fp 

226 °F

storage temp. 

2-8°C

CAS DataBase Reference

68917-75-9(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Wintergreen oil (68917-75-9)

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

22-36/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

1

RTECS 

VO4725000

F 

8

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.

Essential oil composition

The oil contains approximately 98% methyl salicylate.

Raw materials

Sandenol