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00590590

(R)-(+)-Limonene

greener alternative

primary reference standard

Synonym(s):
(+)-p-Mentha-1,8-diene, (+)-Carvene, (R)-4-Isopropenyl-1-methyl-1-cyclohexene
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C10H16
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
136.23
Beilstein:
2204754
EC Number:
MDL number:
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

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.)

greener alternative category

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

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

InChI

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

InChI key

XMGQYMWWDOXHJM-JTQLQIEISA-N

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

00590590

(R)-(+)-Limonene

(R)-(+)-Limonene technical, ~90% (sum of enantiomers, GC)

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62122

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(R)-(+)-Limonene analytical standard

Supelco

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(R)-(+)-Limonene

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Sigma-Aldrich

183164

(R)-(+)-Limonene

vapor density

4.7 (vs air)

vapor density

4.7 (vs air)

vapor density

4.7 (vs air)

vapor density

4.7 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<3 mmHg ( 14.4 °C)

vapor pressure

<3 mmHg ( 14.4 °C)

vapor pressure

<3 mmHg ( 14.4 °C)

vapor pressure

<3 mmHg ( 14.4 °C)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

shelf life

-

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

shelf life

-

expl. lim.

6.1 %

expl. lim.

6.1 %

expl. lim.

6.1 %

expl. lim.

6.1 %

manufacturer/tradename

HWI

manufacturer/tradename

-

manufacturer/tradename

-

manufacturer/tradename

-

General description

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

Application

Reference Standard in the analysis of herbal medicinal products

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

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

Storage Class Code

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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Protocols

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