CAS No.: 8015-73-4 Formula: C10H10Cl2O2
Weight: 233.091201305389
Synonyms: oilofbasil;Oils,basil;BASIL OIL COMORIC TYPE FCC;BASIL;Basiloil:Comoresand/orsweet;BasilicOil/Ocinumbasilicumoil;Basiloil(estragole);BASIL OIL
Basil oil, linalool-type (European type; Mediterranean type) is produced mainly in the Mediterranean area (France, Egypt). It is light yellow to amber-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 is used for food flavoring and in perfumery. For additional constituents of these two basil oil types.