| Customization: | Available |
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| CAS No.: | 8001-79-4 |
| Formula: | C57h104o9 |
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| Castor oil Chemical Properties |
| Melting point | -10 °C |
| Boiling point | 313 °C(lit.) |
| density | 0.955 g/mL at 25 °C |
| FEMA | 2263 | CASTOR OIL (RICINUS COMMUNIS L.) |
| refractive index | n20/D 1.478(lit.) |
| Fp | >230 °F |
| solubility | Miscible with chloroform, diethyl ether, ethanol, glacial acetic acid, and methanol; freely soluble in ethanol (95%) and petroleum ether; practically insoluble in water; practically insoluble in mineral oil unless mixed with another vegetable oil. |
| form | Viscous Hygroscopic Liquid |
| color | Clear almost colorless or slightly yellow |
| Specific Gravity | 0.961 |
| Odor | Slight characteristic odor |
| optical activity | [α]20/D +5°, c = 5 in ethanol |
| Water Solubility | <0.1 g/100 mL at 20 ºC |
| FreezingPoint | -10ºC |
| Merck | 14,1898 |
| Stability: | Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. May be light sensitive. |
| NIST Chemistry Reference | Castor oil(8001-79-4) |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Castor oil (8001-79-4) |
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