CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Liquid |
|---|---|
| Color/Form | Colorless or pale yellow liq |
| Odor | Odor & taste of nutmeg |
| Solubility | Insol in water, sol in 1 vol alc, in 3 vol 90% alc |
| Density | 0.859-0.924 @ 25 °C/25 °C |
| Optical Rotation | Specific optical rotation: +10 deg to +30 °For D (sodium) line |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes. |
| Refractive Index | Index of Refraction: 1.4740-1.4880 @ 20 °C/D |
| Other Experimental Properties | Nutmeg oil contains large amounts of monoterpene hydrocarbons (ca. 88%) with camphene and pinene as the major components and dipentene, sabinene, cymene, alpha-thujene, and gamma-terpinine, ... monoterpene alcohols ... and 4-8% myristicin and smaller amounts of safrole and elemicin, with the East Indian oil higher in myristicin content than the West Indian oil. Other constituents reported present include copaene, trans- and cis-sabinene hydrate, cis-piperitol, eugenol, isoeugenol, methyleugenol, dehydrodiisoeugenol, and cis-p-menth-2-enol ... |
| Chemical Classes | UVCB |
SAFETY INFORMATION
| Signal word | Warning |
|---|---|
| Pictogram(s) |
 Flame Flammables GHS02  Exclamation Mark Irritant GHS07 |
| GHS Hazard Statements |
H226:Flammable liquids H315:Skin corrosion/irritation H319:Serious eye damage/eye irritation H335:Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure;Respiratory tract irritation |
| Precautionary Statement Codes |
P261:Avoid breathing dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray. P305+P351+P338:IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continuerinsing. |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 440.8 g/mol |
|---|---|
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 0 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 2 |
| Exact Mass | 440.438201786 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 440.438201786 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 0 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 32 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 474 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 4 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 2 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 3 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |