Musk xylene
- Product NameMusk xylene
- CAS81-15-2
- MFC12H15N3O6
- MW297.26
- EINECS201-329-4
- MOL File81-15-2.mol
Chemical Properties
| Melting point | 235.4°C |
| Boiling point | 438.78°C (rough estimate) |
| Density | 1.3226 (rough estimate) |
| refractive index | 1.5290 (estimate) |
| Flash point | 2 °C |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| solubility | Chloroform (Slightly), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly) |
| form | Solid |
| color | White to Pale Yellow |
| Odor | at 10.00 % in benzyl benzoate. fatty dry sweet soapy musk |
| Odor Type | musk |
| BRN | 2015910 |
| Henry's Law Constant | 3.2×10-1 mol/(m3Pa) at 25℃, Lee et al. (2012) |
| Major Application | environmental |
| Cosmetics Ingredients Functions | FRAGRANCE PERFUMING |
| InChI | 1S/C12H15N3O6/c1-6-9(13(16)17)7(2)11(15(20)21)8(12(3,4)5)10(6)14(18)19/h1-5H3 |
| InChIKey | XMWRWTSZNLOZFN-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | Cc1c(c(C)c(c(c1[N+]([O-])=O)C(C)(C)C)[N+]([O-])=O)[N+]([O-])=O |
Safety Information
| Hazard Codes | E,Xn,N,F |
| Risk Statements | 2-40-50/53-36-20/21/22-11 |
| Safety Statements | 36/37-46-60-61-16 |
| RIDADR | UN 2956 |
| WGK Germany | 2 |
| TSCA | TSCA listed |
| HazardClass | 4.1 |
| PackingGroup | III |
| Storage Class | 3 - Flammable liquids |
| Hazard Classifications | Acute Tox. 4 Dermal Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation Acute Tox. 4 Oral Eye Irrit. 2 Flam. Liq. 2 |
| Hazardous Substances Data | 81-15-2(Hazardous Substances Data) |
| Toxicity | The acute oral LD50 in rats was reported as >10 g/kg and the acute dermal LD50 in rabbits as > 15 g/kg (Fogleman, 1970). |
