Methyl salicylate
Product name: Methyl salicylate, Wintergreen oil, Methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate
Chemical name: Methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate
Molecular Formula: HOC6H4COOCH3
Molecular weight: 152.15
CAS#: 119-36-8
Properties: Colorless to slight yellow transparent oily liquid, with wintergreen odor. Melting point-8.6℃, Boiling point 223.3℃.
Uses: It can offer effects of anti-inflammation and pain-ease. It can be used in joint/muscle pain-ease plaster, tincture and oil agent. It can be used as solvent and intermediate of insecticide, bactericide, polish agent, anti-copper agent, flavor, food, cosmetics, toothpaste, coating, ink, and fiber mordant.
Standard: G828355-2013 and it complies with the spec of USP and BP.
Appearance: Colorless to slight yellow transparent oily liquid
Acidity: the consumption of 0.1 M/L NaOH standard solution for 5g samples is no more than 0.4ml
Refractive index(20℃): 1.535-1.538
Relative Density(25℃): 1.180-1.185
Assay: 99.0%-100.5%
Packing: Net wt 25kg/plastic drum, 20T/20’ FCL; Net wt 250kg/plastic drum, 20T/20’ FCL; Net wt 230kg/plastic lined steel drum, 18.4T/20’ FCL.
Storage: Sealed, kept in dark, dry and cool place
Methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen or wintergreen oil) is an organic ester naturally produced by many species of plants, particularly wintergreens. The compound was first extracted and isolated from plant species Gaultheria procumbens in 1843. It can be manufactured synthetically and it used as a fragrance, in foods, beverages, and liniments. It forms a colorless to yellow or reddish liquid and exhibits a characteristic odor and taste of wintergreen. For acute joint and muscular pain, methyl salicylate is used as a rubefacient and analgesic in deep heating liniments. It is used as a flavoring agent in chewing gums and mints in small concentrations and added as antiseptic in mouthwash solutions.
IUPAC
methyl 2-hydroxybenzoate
SMILES
COC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1O