Myrcenol

Structural formula
General
Surname	Myrcenol
other names	2-methyl-6-methylenoct-7-en-2-ol MYRCENOL ( INCI )
Molecular formula	C 10 H 18 O
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 543-39-5 EC number 208-843-8 ECHA InfoCard 100.008.040 PubChem 10975 ChemSpider 10510 Wikidata Q411500
properties
Molar mass	154.25 g mol −1
Physical state	liquid
density	0.85 g cm −3
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances Caution H and P phrases H: 315-319 P: ?
Toxicological data	5300 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  rat ,  oral )
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Myrcenol is a colorless liquid having a fresh, citrus-like odor, and the empirical formula C ₁₀ H ₁₈ O. It is a tertiary , monovalent , unsaturated monoterpene - alcohol having a density of 0.85 g · cm ^-3 . The flash point is 89 ° C. Myrcenol reacts with acrolein on Lewis catalysts to form lyral .

Occurrence

Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

Myrcenol is a natural substance and part of thyme oil .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ entry to myrcenol in CosIng database of the European Commission, accessed on 20 June 2020th
2. ↑ ^{a b} data sheet (The Good Scents Company) .
3. ↑ There is not yet a harmonized classification for this substance . A labeling of 2-methyl-6-methyleneoct-7-en-2-ol in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on June 20, 2020, is reproduced from a self-classification by the distributor .
4. ↑ Entry on Myrcenol in the ChemIDplus database of the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM) .