Basil oil CAS 8015-73-4
Introduction：Basic information about Basil oil CAS 8015-73-4, including its chemical name, molecular formula, synonyms, physicochemical properties, and safety information, etc.
Basil oil Basic information
| Product Name: | Basil oil |
| Synonyms: | oilofbasil;Oils,basil;BASIL OIL COMORIC TYPE FCC;BASIL;Basiloil:Comoresand/orsweet;BasilicOil/Ocinumbasilicumoil;Basiloil(estragole);BASIL OIL |
| CAS: | 8015-73-4 |
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| MW: | 0 |
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| Mol File: | Mol File |
Basil oil Chemical Properties
| Boiling point | 215 °C(lit.) |
| density | 0.957 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
| FEMA | 2118 | BASIL (OCIMUM BASILICUM L.) |
| refractive index | n |
| Fp | 190 °F |
| color | Pale-yellow liquid |
| Odor | floral, spicy odor |
| Odor Type | herbal |
| Optical Rotation | [α]20/D 0.5°, neat |
| biological source | Ocimum basilicum L. |
| Major Application | flavors and fragrances |
| Cosmetics Ingredients Functions | HAIR CONDITIONING SKIN CONDITIONING TONIC FRAGRANCE SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Oils, basil (8015-73-4) |
Safety Information
| Hazard Codes | Xn,N |
| Risk Statements | 22-36/37/38-52/53 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36-61 |
| WGK Germany | 3 |
| RTECS | CR3325000 |
| TSCA | TSCA listed |
| Storage Class | 10 - Combustible liquids |
| Hazard Classifications | Acute Tox. 4 Oral Eye Irrit. 2 Skin Irrit. 2 STOT SE 3 |
| Toxicity | LD50 orl-rat: 1400 mg/kg FCTXAV 11,855,73 |
| Chemical Properties | Basil oil, linalool-type (European type; Mediterranean type) is producedmainly in the Mediterranean area (France, Egypt). It is light yellow toamber-colored oil with typical fresh, spicy odor.d2020 0.895–0.920; n20D 1.4750–1.4950; α20D ?2°to ?14°; content by GC:linalool 45–62%; methyl chavicol trace to 30%; eugenol 2–15%. It isused for food flavoring and in perfumery. For additional constituents of thesetwo basil oil types. |
| Chemical Properties | Basil is an annual herbaceous plant native to Asia and other tropical regions; it is cultivated as a culinary herb throughout Europe. The plant is 15 to 45 cm tall with an erect stem, opposite oblique leaves and white or purplish flowers arranged in clusters.The plant flowers from May to September and has an intense, pleasant, characteristic odor. Owing to widespread hybridation, severalvarieties of plants are known as basil, each yielding on distillation essential oil of different aromatic character. Sweet basil has awarm, intense, spicy aroma with fresh, mint-like flavor; it can have a camphor-like note. |
| Chemical Properties | Basil oil is obtained by steam distillation of the flowering tops or the entire plant of Ocimum basilicum L. It may bedistinguished by other types, such as basil oil, Comoros type, or basil oil; Réunion type by its more floral odor and its physicochemical constants. |
| Physical properties | Depending on the growing site and production conditions, the essential oil obtained by distillation may exhibit completely different organoleptic and physical–chemical characteristics. Well-known types include (1) the Réuniontype produced in the Comoros Islands, (2) the Mediterranean type or true sweet basil, (3) the Bulgarian or methylcinnamate types,and (4) the phenolic type from Java. The Réunion and Mediterranean type are discussed under Derivatives. The phenolic type ofbasil (Ocimum gratissimum) is readily distinguished from true sweet basil by the presence of approximately 60% eugenol and somethymol in the essential oil. |
| Physical properties | It is a pale-yellow to yellow liquid with a floral, spicy odor. It is soluble in most fixed oils andwith turbidity, in mineral oils: 1 mL is soluble in 20 mL of propylene glycol with slight haziness, but it is insoluble in glycerin andmineral oil (FCC, 1996). |
| Occurrence | Found in the leaves of Ocimum basilicum L. |
| Uses | The properties of basil oil (Ocimum basilicum) are noted to include stimulating, tonic, purifying, and anti-microbial. Basil oil’s constituents include methyl chavicol, eucalyptol, linalool, and estragol. It is often used as a carrier oil and for fragrance, and may have some application in acne preparations. |
| Definition | Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Ocimum basilicum, Labiatae. |
| Preparation | By steam distillation of the flowering tops of the plant Ocimum basilicum L. |
| Essential oil composition | Food Chemicals Codex . European sweet basil oil may contain about 55 % methyl chavicol and 35 % of alcohols calculated as linalool, along with other components |
| Biochem/physiol Actions | Taste at 10 ppm |
| Safety Profile | Moderately toxic byingestion. A sktn and eye irritant. Whenheated to decomposition it emits acridsmoke and irritating fumes. |
Basil oil Preparation Products And Raw materials
| Raw materials | OCIMUM BASILICUM |
| Preparation Products | Citral-->Eugenol |
