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| Wintergreen Oil Basic information |
| Wintergreen Oil Chemical Properties |
| Hazard Codes | Xn | | Risk Statements | 22-36/38 | | Safety Statements | 26-36 | | WGK Germany | 1 | | RTECS | VO4725000 | | F | 8 |
| Wintergreen Oil Usage And Synthesis |
| Chemical Properties | Wintergreen essential oil is water steam-distilled from leaves charged into the still and allowed to macerate for several
hours to hydrolyze the gaultherin glucoside (methyl salicylate + glucose). Distillation lasts from 5 to 6 hours and yields approximately
0.7% essential oil. The oil is often adulterated by intentionally co-distilling sweet birth (Betula lenta) bark. FCC (1996) has described
wintergreen oil as obtained from the leaves of G. procumbens and bark of B. lenta. The oil has a strong, sweet, aromatic odor reminiscent
of methyl salicylate, its main constituent. | | Physical properties | Wintergreen oil is a colorless, yellowish or reddish liquid. It boils with decomposition between
219 to 224°C. It is soluble in alcohol and in glacial acetic acid, and it is very slightly soluble in water. | | Definition | Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Gaultheria procumbens, Ericacenae or Betula lenta, Betulaceae. | | Essential oil composition | The oil contains approximately 98% methyl salicylate. |
| Wintergreen Oil Preparation Products And Raw materials |
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