BIRCH-ME Chemical Properties

Melting point:

−8-−7 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

222 °C(lit.)

Density 

1.174 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

vapor density 

5.26 (vs air)

vapor pressure 

1 mm Hg ( 54 °C)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.536(lit.)

FEMA 

2154 | BIRCH, SWEET, OIL (BETULA LENTA L.)

Flash point:

205 °F

Odor

at 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. sweet wintergreen spice herbal

Odor Type

minty

CAS DataBase Reference

68917-50-0

EPA Substance Registry System

Oils, sweet birch (68917-50-0)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

22-36/37/38-36/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

1

RTECS 

VO4725000

BIRCH-ME Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

The source of sweet birch oil of B. lenta is the bark (reddish-brown). Sweet birch oil has a characteristic wintergreen flavor.

Physical properties

The essential oil of B. lenta L. obtained from bark is a pale yellow liquid with a characteristic odor because of its methyl salicylate content.

Definition

Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Betula lenta, Betulaceae

Safety Profile

Moderately toxic by ingestion. A skin irritant. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.

BIRCH-ME(68917-50-0)Related Product Information

• Methyllithium
• Wintergreen Oil