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00590590

(R)-(+)-Limonene

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primary reference standard

Synonym(s):

(+)-p-Mentha-1,8-diene, (+)-Carvene, (R)-4-Isopropenyl-1-methyl-1-cyclohexene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H16
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
136.23
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
227-813-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2204754
MDL number:

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Product Name

(R)-(+)-Limonene, primary reference standard

InChI key

XMGQYMWWDOXHJM-JTQLQIEISA-N

InChI

1S/C10H16/c1-8(2)10-6-4-9(3)5-7-10/h4,10H,1,5-7H2,2-3H3/t10-/m0/s1

SMILES string

CC(=C)[C@@H]1CCC(C)=CC1

grade

primary reference standard

vapor density

4.7 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<3 mmHg ( 14.4 °C)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

6.1 %

manufacturer/tradename

HWI

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refractive index

n20/D 1.473 (lit.)

bp

176-177 °C (lit.)

density

0.842 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

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storage temp.

−20°C

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grade

primary reference standard

grade

-

grade

-

grade

certified reference material, TraceCERT®

vapor density

4.7 (vs air)

vapor density

4.7 (vs air)

vapor density

-

vapor density

-

vapor pressure

<3 mmHg ( 14.4 °C)

vapor pressure

<3 mmHg ( 14.4 °C)

vapor pressure

2.1 hPa ( 20 °C)

vapor pressure

-

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

shelf life

-

shelf life

-

shelf life

-

expl. lim.

6.1 %

expl. lim.

6.1 %

expl. lim.

0.7-6.1 % (v/v)

expl. lim.

-

manufacturer/tradename

HWI

manufacturer/tradename

-

manufacturer/tradename

-

manufacturer/tradename

-

Application

Reference Standard in the analysis of herbal medicinal products

General description

Produced and qualified by HWI pharma services GmbH.
Exact content by quantitative NMR can be found on the certificate.

Other Notes

This compound is commonly found in plants of the genus: carum mentha salvia

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

123.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

51 °C - closed cup


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Matthew W Bernart
Journal of AOAC International, 98(1), 94-97 (2015-04-11)
The citrus-derived bioactive monoterpene limonene is an important industrial commodity and fragrance constituent. An RP isocratic elution C18 ultra-HPLC (UHPLC) method using a superficially porous stationary phase and photodiode array (PDA) detector has been developed for determining the limonene content

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