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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A colorless solvent with a lemon-like odor that is occurs naturally from the oils of [ | + | A colorless solvent with a lemon-like odor that is occurs naturally from the oils of [[lemon oil|lemon]], orange, caraway, dill, and [[bergamot oil|bergamot]]. Limonene is used as a wetting and dispersing agent in liquid [[soap|soaps]], [[ink|inks]], perfumes, [[paint|paints]], [[varnish|varnishes]], floor waxes, and furniture polishes. It is also used as a solvent for [[alkyd resin|alkyd resins]], [[rosin]], [[wax|waxes]], and [[rubber, natural|rubber]] compounds. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 13:50, 21 January 2014
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.
Synonyms and Related Terms
cinene; D-limonene; cajeputene; kautschin; dipentene (isomer mixture); Diene; carvene; 4-Isopropenyl-1-methylcyclohexene
Other Properties
Miscible with ethanol. Insoluble in water.
| Composition | C10H16 |
|---|---|
| CAS | 5989-27-5 |
| Melting Point | -75 |
| Density | 0.8402 |
| Molecular Weight | mol. wt. = 136.23 |
| Refractive Index | 1.471 |
| Boiling Point | 175.5-176.5 |
Hazards and Safety
Skin contact will cause irritation. Flammable. Flash point = 48C
LINK: International Chemical Safety Card
Authority
- 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