Product Description of Myrcene CAS#123-35-3
Myrcene is a colorless to pale yellow oily liquid featured with a pleasant sweet orange and balsamic fragrance. It has a boiling point of 167°C and a flash point of 37.2°C. This compound is freely soluble in ethanol, ether, chloroform, glacial acetic acid and most non-volatile oils, while it is practically insoluble in water.
As a natural terpene compound, myrcene widely exists in a variety of plant essential oils, such as laurel leaf oil, hop oil and verbena oil, possessing stable basic physical properties for industrial and fragrance applications.
Myrcene Chemical Properties
| Melting point | <-10 °C |
| Boiling point | 167 °C (lit.) |
| density | 0.791 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| vapor density | 4.7 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | ~7 mm Hg ( 20 °C) |
| refractive index | n20/D 1.469(lit.) |
| FEMA | 2762 | MYRCENE |
| Fp | 103 °F |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| solubility | water: soluble0.00109g/L at 20°C |
| form | Viscous Liquid |
| color | Clear light yellow |
| PH | 7 (H2O, 20℃)(saturated aqueous solution) |
| Odor | at 5.00 % in dipropylene glycol. peppery terpene spicy balsam plastic |
| Odor Type | spicy |
| Water Solubility | practically insoluble |
| Merck | 146331 |
| JECFA Number | 1327 |
| BRN | 1719990 |
| Dielectric constant | 2.0（Ambient） |
| Stability: | Unstable - may be inhibited by the addition of ca. 400 ppm tenox GT-1 or 1000 ppm BHT. Flammable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, radical initiators. |
| LogP | 4.82 at 30℃ |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 123-35-3(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| NIST Chemistry Reference | Beta-myrcene(123-35-3) |
| IARC | 2B (Vol. 119) 2019 |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Myrcene (123-35-3) |
| Hazard Codes | Xi,Xn |
| Risk Statements | 10-36/37/38-R36/37/38-R10-65-38 |
| Safety Statements | 16-26-36-37/39-S37/39-S26-S16-62 |
| RIDADR | UN 2319 3/PG 3 |
| WGK Germany | 2 |
| RTECS | RG5365000 |
| F | 46318 |
| HazardClass | 3.2 |
| PackingGroup | III |
| HS Code | 29012990 |
| Hazardous Substances Data | 123-35-3(Hazardous Substances Data) |
| toxicity | Both the acute oral LD50 value in rats and the acute dermal LD50 value in rabbits exceeded 5 g/kg (Moreno, 1972). |
Product Application of Myrcene CAS#123-35-3
Myrcene is a versatile monoterpene widely deployed across fragrance, flavor, cosmetic and fine chemical industries. It serves as a core synthetic intermediate for manufacturing linalool, geraniol, citral, menthol and other high-value terpene aroma chemicals.
In fragrance formulation, it delivers fresh herbal top notes, applied in fine perfumes, soaps, detergents and air fresheners to enrich and modify aroma profiles. Approved as a food flavoring substance, it is used to prepare citrus and fruit flavor blends for beverages, candies and food seasonings.
It is also incorporated into personal care formulations. Besides, myrcene is adopted in chemical research and pharmaceutical intermediate synthesis for developing terpene-based derivatives.
