Dipentene CAS 68956-56-9

Product name:    Dipentene

CAS:                  68956-56-9

EINECS:             205-341-0

M.F. :                  C10H16

M.W. :                136.24

Physical characters 

Appearance:        Clear to pale yellow liquid with a lemon-like odor

Density:              0.84

Boiling Point:       170 – 180 C

Melting Point:     -97 oC

Flash Point:         46 oC

Refractive index:  1.472-1.485

Solubility:            Practically insoluble

Stability:             Stable. Flammable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

Category:

Application 

-Used in chemical synthesis as a precursor to carvone and as a renewably based solvent in cleaning products.

-Used as a perfumery composition for soaps, personal care products and cosmetics.

-Used as an intermediate for terpene resins, carvone, terylene, and rubber chemicals.

-Used as an oils dispersant, metal dryer.

-Used as a substitute for chlorinated solvents in degreasing metals for cleaning in the electronic industry and the

printing industry while it can also be used as starting material for the synthesis of terpene resin. alpha-Limonene
has been used as a gallstone solubilizer in pharmaceutical industry.

Packing 

Packed in 44/53/58 gallons new galvanized iron drums, 140/170/185kgs net per drum. Goods can also be packed in 1000L IBCs or ISOTanks according to customers’ requirements.