2,2-dimethyl-3-methylidenebicyclo[2.2.1]heptane;(4R,6R)-1,6-dimethyl-4-propan-2-ylcyclohexene;(2R,4R)-2-methyl-1-methylidene-4-propan-2-ylcyclohexane

Base Information

• Chemical Name: 2,2-dimethyl-3-methylidenebicyclo[2.2.1]heptane;(4R,6R)-1,6-dimethyl-4-propan-2-ylcyclohexene;(2R,4R)-2-methyl-1-methylidene-4-propan-2-ylcyclohexane
• CAS No.: 8008-45-5
• Molecular Weight: 0
• European Community (EC) Number: 616-921-1
• Mol file: 8008-45-5.mol

Synonyms:8008-45-5;2,2-dimethyl-3-methylidenebicyclo[2.2.1]heptane;(4R,6R)-1,6-dimethyl-4-propan-2-ylcyclohexene;(2R,4R)-2-methyl-1-methylidene-4-propan-2-ylcyclohexane;Absolute nutmeg;LS-2456;FEMA No. 2793;HSDB 1930

Chemical Property of 2,2-dimethyl-3-methylidenebicyclo[2.2.1]heptane;(4R,6R)-1,6-dimethyl-4-propan-2-ylcyclohexene;(2R,4R)-2-methyl-1-methylidene-4-propan-2-ylcyclohexane

Chemical Property:

• Refractive Index: n20/D 1.481(lit.)
• Boiling Point: 165 °C(lit.)
• Flash Point: 110 °F
• PSA: 0.00000
• Density: 0.89 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
• LogP: 0.00000
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 0
• Rotatable Bond Count: 2
• Exact Mass: 440.438201786
• Heavy Atom Count: 32
• Complexity: 474

Purity/Quality:

99% ^*data from raw suppliers

Nutmeg oil ^*data from reagent suppliers

Safty Information:

• Hazard Codes: Xi
• Statements: 10-36/37/38
• Safety Statements: 16-26-36

MSDS Files:

Useful:

• Chemical Classes: UVCB
• Canonical SMILES: CC1CC(CCC1=C)C(C)C.CC1CC(CC=C1C)C(C)C.CC1(C2CCC(C2)C1=C)C
• Isomeric SMILES: C[C@@H]1C[C@@H](CCC1=C)C(C)C.C[C@@H]1C[C@@H](CC=C1C)C(C)C.CC1(C2CCC(C2)C1=C)C
• Description: Evergreen tree 15 to 20 m (49 to 66 ft.) in height; grows in Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Penang, Moluccas, and in several other islands of the Indian Ocean. It has alternate leaves and dioecious flowers. Consequently, only female trees bear nuts; male plants are interdispersed in the groves only to ensure pollination. The ripe fruits are yellow-red with a fleshy pericarp; the red arillode is tightly wrapped around a woody hull containing the seed. Note: Mace designates the dried arillodes of nutmeg. The ratio of nutmegs to mace is approximately 10:1. Nutmeg and mace yield different, but sometimes similar, products. The parts used are the nuts (free of the outer pulp) and arillodes (decolorized with lime). The most commercially important qualities of nutmeg and mace follow: ? Banda nutmeg and Banda mace contain 8% and 13% essential oil, respectively;? Java nutmeg and Java mace contain 6.5% and 11% essential oil, respectively; and ? Siauw nutmeg and Siauw mace contain 6.5% and 10 to 12% essential oil, respectively. These qualities are further subdivided according to size-large, medium, and small-for extraction and according to appearance- whole, worm-eaten, etc.
• Physical properties: Nutmeg essential oil is a colorless to pale-yellow liquid. It is soluble in alcohol.
• Uses: As a cooking spice, flavoring in food and beverages. Nutmeg oil as fragrance in soaps, detergents, creams, lotions, perfumes. Fixed oil in candles. Ground nutmeg remains a popular spice in home kitchens, used to flavor holiday staples such as pumpkin pie and eggnog. The seed has a red, lacy covering that is dried to form mace, a spice with similar flavor to nutmeg but without toxicity. The essential oil of nutmeg is extracted for commercial culinary use. The seed can also be crushed into a butter, which is used as an industrial lubricant. There is no Food and Drug Administration approved medical use for nutmeg, although it is sometimes used as a herbal remedy for arthritis, diarrhea, flatulence, and gastrointestinal complaints. Nutmeg is abused for its hallucinogenic properties, most commonly by adolescent males.