Origanum oil CAS 8007-11-2

Introduction：Basic information about Origanum oil CAS 8007-11-2, including its chemical name, molecular formula, synonyms, physicochemical properties, and safety information, etc.

Origanum oil Basic information

• Product Name: Origanum oil
• Synonyms: Oils,origanum;OriganoOilOriganum;origanumoilfromthymuscapitatus;FEMA 2827;FEMA 2828;Oil of Oregano;ORIGANO OIL;OilofOriganum,OreganoOil
• CAS: 8007-11-2
• MW: 0
• EINECS: 616-905-4
• Product Categories: Pharmaceutical intermediate;Alphabetical Listings;Essential OilsFlavors and Fragrances;Flavors and Fragrances;O-P
• Mol File: Mol File

Origanum oil Chemical Properties

• Boiling point: 239 °C (lit.)
• density: 0.939 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• FEMA: 2828 | ORIGANUM OIL (EXTRACTIVE) (THYMUS CAPITATUS L. HOFFMANNS & LINK)
• refractive index: n20/D 1.508(lit.)
• Fp: 147 °F
• form: clear liquid
• color: Yellow to dark red-brown liquid
• Odor: pungent spicy odor of thyme oil
• Odor Type: herbal
• biological source: Thymus capitatus oil (enhanced with nature-identical substances)
• Merck: 14,6807
• Major Application: flavors and fragrances
• CAS DataBase Reference: 8007-11-2
• EPA Substance Registry System: Oils, origanum (8007-11-2)

Safety Information

• Hazard Codes: T
• Risk Statements: 22-24-36/38
• Safety Statements: 26-36/37-45
• RIDADR: UN 2810 6.1/PG 3
• WGK Germany: 3
• RTECS: RM2660000
• TSCA: TSCA listed
• HS Code: 1515.90.8090
• HazardClass: 6.1(b)
• PackingGroup: III
• Storage Class: 6.1D - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat.3 toxic hazardous materials or hazardous materials causing chronic effects
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 3 Dermal Acute Tox. 4 Oral Eye Irrit. 2 Skin Irrit. 2
• Toxicity: LD50 orl-rat: 1850 mg/kg FCTXAV 12,945,74

Origanum oil Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Origanum oils are produced from the flowering herb of Mediterranean Origanum(Lamiaceae) species, mainly Origanum vulgare L. ssp. hirtum. Spanish origanum oil is derived from Coridothymus capitatus Rchb., syn. Thymbracapitata (L.) Cav. The oils differ mainly in their content of carvacrol and thymol,which are major constituents. Oil with a high carvacrolcontent is a yellowish-red to dark brown liquid with a spicy, herbaceousodor, reminiscent of thyme.The color quickly turns to blackwhen in contact with iron.
d²⁰₂₀ 0.930–0.955; n²⁰_D 1.500–1.513; α²⁰_D ?5 ° to +2 °; solubility: 1 vol in ≤4 volof 70% ethanol; solutions may become opalescent. Composition: ??-terpinene3.5–10%; p-cymene 5.5–9%, thymol 0–5%, carvacrol 60–75% (Spanish type).
Annually, some 10 t each of Spanish origanum oil and of O. vulgare oil are produced,the latter mainly in Hungary. Origanum oils are used in perfume compositionsfor herbal, spicy, leathery notes and in seasoning mixtures.

Chemical Properties

Mexican oregano is, for all practical purposes, organoleptically indistinguishable from the species Origanum vulgareL. or Coleus ambionica. Thus, the name oregano is a general term applying to a particular herb flavor, rather than to a particularspecies of plant. Oregano is a perennial herb that is either common or wild and is a vigorous grower with oval leaves on stems up to30 in. high. It has purple flowers that appear in late summer. The part used is the leaf.

Occurrence

Found in the herb Thymus capitatus Hoffmgg. et Link and various other species of Origanum (Fam. Labiatae).

Uses

flavors and fragrances

Preparation

By steam distillation of the flowering herb.

Definition

Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. Thymus capitatus, Labiatae.

Essential oil composition

Screening of antimicrobial activity compounds in Lippia graveolens showed that most of compoundswere flavonoids mono- and dihydroxylated in the B ring.* Volatile oil from oregano contains carvacrol.

Safety Profile

Poison by skin contact. Moderately toxic by ingestion. A severe skin irritant. When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes. See also CARVACROL

Origanum oil Preparation Products And Raw materials

• Raw materials: ORIGANUM(RG)