8007-12-3

Basic information

• Product Name: Mace oil
• Synonyms: Fats,nutmegbutter;Mace;Macisoil;nci-c56484;nutmegbutter;nutmegoil,expressed;oilofmace;oilofnutmeg,expressed
• CAS NO: 8007-12-3
• Molecular Formula: C8H7ClO
• Molecular Weight: 154.59358
• Mol File: 8007-12-3.mol
• Article Data: 0

Chemical Properties

• Melting Point: 45-51 °C
• Appearance: /
• Density: 0.990-0.995 g/cm3
• CAS DataBase Reference: Mace oil(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: Mace oil(8007-12-3)
• EPA Substance Registry System: Mace oil(8007-12-3)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 8007-12-3(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

Chemical Properties

Different sources of media describe the Chemical Properties of 8007-12-3 differently. You can refer to the following data:
1. Mace oil is obtained by steam distillation of the ground, dried arillode of the ripe nutmeg seed; yields are approxi mately 11%. It exhibits a fresher odor than that of nutmeg oil, but has a great number of components common to nutmeg. Oil of mace (East and West Indian) has a characteristic odor and flavor of nutmeg.
2. See Nutmeg.
3. Nutmeg (mace) oil is obtained by steam distillation of the seeds (nutmeg) and/or the seed-coverings (mace) obtained from the fruits of Myristica fragrans Houtt. (Myristicaceae). The tree grows in Indonesia and in the West Indies and reaches 15–20m of height. Nutmeg/mace oils are colorless to pale yellow liquids with a pleasant spicy odor. Thephysical constants and odor vary with the origin. Specifications of Indonesian nutmeg oil are as follows: d2020 0.885–0.907; n20D 1.4750–1.4850; α20D +6 ° to +18 °; solubility: 1 vol in 5 vol of 90% ethanol at 20 °C (solutions sometimes opalescent), for freshly distilled oils, 1 vol in 3–4 vol. Indonesian oils contain about 90% terpene hydrocarbons, mainly sabinene (14–29%), α-pinene (15–28%), and β-pinene (13–18%).Major oxygen-containing constituents are 1-terpinen-4-ol (2–6%) and phenol ether derivatives such as myristicin (5–12%). Nutmeg oil is usedmainly in food flavorings (soft drinks of the cola type) and to a lesser extent in perfumery. At present, ～350 t/yr are produced in Indonesia and in smaller quantities in India and Sri Lanka.Grenada, a former important exporter of nutmeg oil, was not able to produce nutmeg oil in the recent years as result of the impact of the hurricane in 2004.

Physical properties

Mace oil is a colorless to pale-yellow liquid. It is soluble in most fixed oils and in mineral oil. It is insoluble in glycerin and propylene glycol.

Safety Profile

Moderately toxic by ingestion. Askin irritant. Human ingestion causes symptoms similar tovolatile oil of nutmeg. Human systemic effects:arrhythmias, distorted perceptions, hallucinations, toxicpsychosis. When heated to decomposition it emits acridsm