Difference between revisions of "Limonene"

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Description

A colorless solvent with a lemon-like odor that is occurs naturally from the oils of lemon, orange, caraway, dill, and bergamot. Limonene is used as a wetting and dispersing agent in liquid soaps, inks, perfumes, paints, varnishes, floor waxes, and furniture polishes. It is also used as a solvent for alkyd resins, Rosin, waxes, and Rubber compounds.

Chemical structure

Synonyms and Related Terms

cinene; D-limonene; cajeputene; kautschin; dipentene (isomer mixture); Diene; carvene; 4-Isopropenyl-1-methylcyclohexene

Risks

Skin contact will cause irritation.
Flammable. Flash point = 48C
ThermoFisher: SDS
Most references consider limonene a green solvent because it is obtained often from food industry waste and biodegradable

Physical and Chemical Properties

Miscible with ethanol. Insoluble in water.

Composition	C10H16
CAS	5989-27-5
Melting Point	-75 C
Density	0.8402 g/ml
Molecular Weight	mol. wt. = 136.23
Refractive Index	1.471
Boiling Point	175.5-176.5 C

Resources and Citations

Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 5518

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: ref. index=1.471

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 * Flammable.  Flash point = 48C
 * ThermoFisher: [https://www.fishersci.com/shop/msdsproxy?productName=AC179390050&productDescription=(%2B)-LIMONENE+STABILI+97%25+5ML&catNo=AC17939-0050&vendorId=VN00032119&storeId=10652 SDS]
+* Most references consider limonene a green solvent because it is obtained often from food industry waste and biodegradable
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