CEDARWOOD CFC Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

279 °C

Density 

0.990 g/mL at 20 °C

refractive index 

n20/D 1.518

Flash point:

224 °F

color 

white

Odor

at 100.00 %. cedarwood woody

Odor Type

woody

EPA Substance Registry System

Texas cedarwood oil (68990-83-0)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

38-36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

FJ1520050

F 

8-9-23

Toxicity

Both the acute oral LD₅₀ value in rats and the acute dermal LD₅₀ value in rabbits exceeded 5 g/kg (Moreno, 1973)

MSDS

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CEDARWOOD CFC Usage And Synthesis

Occurrence

Found in the wood of Juniperus virginiana L. (Fam. Cupressaceae).

Preparation

By steam distillation of sawdust or finely chopped wood of Juniperus virginiana L.

Definition

Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Juniperus mexicana, Cupressaceae.

Essential oil composition

The main constituents of cedarwood oil Virginia are cedrene, thujopsene and cedrol.

Pharmacology

Cedarwood oil (unspecified) had no sedative effect on tadpoles within 6 hr (LeNouene, 1966).

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