(+/-)-GEOSMIN Chemical Properties

Boiling point:

110-112 °C(Press: 8 Torr)

Density 

0.985±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

Flash point:

11 °C

storage temp. 

-20°C

solubility 

Chloroform (Sparingly), Methanol (Slightly)

form 

Oil

pka

15.23±0.60(Predicted)

color 

colorless

Odor

at 0.01 % in dipropylene glycol. earthy soil humus dirt

Odor Type

earthy

LogP

3.570

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi,T,F

Risk Statements 

36-39/23/24/25-23/24/25-11

Safety Statements 

26-45-36/37-16-7

RIDADR 

UN 1230 3/PG 2

WGK Germany 

3

MSDS

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(+/-)-GEOSMIN Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Geosmin is a major volatile component of beet essence, also determined to be the potent earthy odor contaminant of fish, beans, water.

Uses

(±)-Geosmin solution is commonly used in the odorant removal/degradation studies in the water and food chemistry.

Uses

(±)-Geosmin has been used as a standard for GC-MS based analytical techniques. Geosmin has also been used to study its adsorption on activated carbon.

Definition

ChEBI: (+)-geosmin is a geosmin. It is an enantiomer of a (-)-geosmin.

Biochem/physiol Actions

(±)-Geosmin is produced by Streptomyces coelicolor and cyanobacteria.

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