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SHEET /m/linalool · PubChem CID 6549 · CAS 78-70-6 · REV 2026.07

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Linalool from source

C10H18O · 154.25 g/mol

Linalol · LINALYL ALCOHOL · beta-Linalool · allo-Ocimenol

pair of enantiomers

Chemical familyAlcohols
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Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit

CC(=CCCC(C)(C=C)O)C

Where you'll find it

Not yet mapped to everyday foods or products.

The dose makes the poison inferred

A reported rat oral LD50 for Linalool is 2,790 mg/kg, the dose lethal to half the animals tested. Scaled by body mass alone:

195.3 g
a median lethal dose scaled to 154 lb (195,300 mg)

“The dose makes the poison” is a cross-species estimate shown as neutral science, not a threshold anyone should act on. Real toxicity depends on the person, not body mass alone.

Toxicity & hazards

Toxicity · LD50

2,790 mg/kg · very low toxicity · LD50 rat oral from source

The dose lens above scales this to a body weight.

3 more reported values
  • 3,000 mg/kgLD50 · oral · mouse
  • 307 mg/kgLD50 · other · rat
  • 5,610 mg/kgLD50 · dermal · rat
WarningIrritantHealth hazardH227, H315, H317, H319, H336, H361, H402from source

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