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Physical & Chemical properties

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Based on its physico-chemical properties, Litsea cubeba essential oil is not classified as hazardous according to the criteria of Regulation 1272/2008/EC (CLP).

Litsea cubeba essential oil is a yellow liquid at room temperature.

Litsea cubeba essential oil has a melting point of < -20ºC.

Litsea cubeba essential oil starts to boil at 83ºC.

Litsea cubeba essential oil has a relative density of 0.885 at 20ºC.

The initial vapour pressure of Litsea cubeba oil was found to be 60.29 Pa at 25ºC. The vapour pressure of the constituents ranges from 1.06 to 981 Pa (QSAR).

The partitioning coefficient octanol-water of the constituents of Litsea cubeba essential oil ranges from 2.06 - 6.3. The log Kow of the constituents is >= 4.0 for 16.90% of the composition (QSAR).

The range of water solubilities for the known constituents of Litsea cubeba essential oil was estimated to be 0.5 - 4364 mg/l at 25ºC (QSAR).

The flashpoint of the substance Litsea cubeba essential oil is 68.3ºC.

The auto-ignition temperature of Litsea cubeba essential oil is 265°C measured at an atmospheric pressure from 994.4 to 1004.0 hPa.

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