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| SAFROLE | ||
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PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION |
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| CAS NO. | 94-59-7 |
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| EINECS NO. |
202-345-4 |
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| FORMULA | C3H5C6H3O2CH2 | |
| MOL WT. | 162.19 | |
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TOXICITY |
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| SYNONYMS | 1-Allyl-3,4-Methylenedioxybenzene; | |
| 1,2-Methylenedioxy-4-Allylbenzene; 3-Allyl-1,2-(methylenedioxy)benzene; Rhyuno; Rhyuno oil; Safrene; m-Allylpyrocatechin methylene ether; 4-Allyl-1,2-(methylene dioxy)-benzene; 4-Allylcatechol methylene ether; 4-Allyl-procatecol; 4-Allylpyro catechol formaldehyde acetal; 4-Allylpyrocatechol methylene ether; 5-(2-propenyl)-1,3-Benzodioxole; 5-Allyl-1,3-benzodioxole; 5-(2-propenyl)- Benzodioxole; | ||
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PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES |
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| PHYSICAL STATE | clear to pale yellow oily liquid | |
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MELTING POINT |
11 C | |
| BOILING POINT | 232 - 234 C | |
| SPECIFIC GRAVITY | 1.09 - 1.095 | |
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REFRACTIVE INDEX |
1.536 - 1.538 | |
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| FLASH POINT |
97 C |
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| STABILITY | Stable under ordinary conditions | |
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION & APPLICATIONS |
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| Safrole is a clear to pale yellow oily liquid; toxic, insoluble in water, glycerol; slightly soluble in propylene glycol; soluble in ethanol, ether, acetone, and chloroform. It is a constituent of several essential oils such as sassafras oil and camphorwood oils. It has a topical antiseptic property. It is carcinogenic to the liver is no longer used in foods. It is used as a flavoring agent in soap and perfumes. It is used in the manufacture of heliotropin (piperonal) to use in medicine, perfumes, suntan preparations, and mosquito repellents. It is used as a preservative, an antiseptic agent and an intermediate. Safrole is used as the main precursor for the manufacture of ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methamphetamine), a semisynthetic recreational drug. Safrole is listed as a Table I precursor under the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. Safrole is a precursor in the synthesis of the pesticide synergist such as piperonyl butoxide. It has the dioxole heterocyclic ring structure. Examples of dioxole compound include: | ||
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APPEARANCE |
clear to pale yellow oily liquid | |
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ASSAY |
97.0% min |
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WATER (K.F) |
0.5% max |
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| TRANSPORTATION | ||
| PACKING | 200kgs in drum | |
| HAZARD CLASS | ||
| UN NO. | 1851 | |
| OTHER INFORMATION | ||
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Cancer suspected agent |
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