alpha-Ocimene

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    502-99-8

    Molecular formula
    C10H16

    SMILES
    CC(=C)CC/C=C(\C)/C=C

  • Odor profile

    floral 68.83%
    herbal 66.36%
    citrus 66.26%
    fruity 59.99%
    woody 52.29%
    sweet 50.8%
    fresh 50.43%
    tropical 47.6%
    green 47.36%
    terpenic 45.33%

    Scent© AI

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    4.3 Well soluble in BB, DEP, IAA

    Molecular weight
    136.23 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 1.2357 hPa @ 20°C
    • 1.77 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Fast

    Boiling point est.
    172°C

  • Synonyms

    • alpha-Ocimene
    • 1,3,7-Octatriene, 3,7-dimethyl-
    • .alpha.-Ocimene
    • trans-alpha-Ocimene
    • 502-99-8
    • 3,7-Dimethylocta-1,3,7-triene
    • 8DBO41SLJL
    • alpha-cis-ocimene
    • alpha-trans-Ocimene
    • (E)-alpha-ocimene
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IFRA Standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Seafennel 89997-98-8 Crithmum maritimum L., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 1.89%
Ligustrum sinense, flower (China) Ligustrum sinense Lour., fam. Oliaceae 12.75%
Hop (China) 8007-04-3 Humulus lupulus L., fam. Cannabaceae 0.1%
Basil (China) 8015-73-4 Ocimum basilicum L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.26%
Magnolia purpurella (China) 2 Magnolia purpurella Law et Zhou, fam. Magnoliaceae 4.45%
Osmanthus headspace (flowers) (China) 2 68917-05-5 Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour., var. thunbergii Makino, fam. Oleaceae 18.0%
Osmanthus headspace (flowers) (China) 3 68917-05-5 Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour., var. latifolius Makino, fam. Oleaceae 9.1%
Nepeta cataria 3 (China) 84929-35-1 Nepeta cataria L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 3.62%
Citron (China) peel 1b Citrus medica L., cultivar sarcodactylis (Noot.) Swingle, fam. Rutaceae 0.06%
Hypericum chinense (China) Hypericum chinense L., fam. Guttiferea (Hypericaceae) 93.48%
Amomum tsao-ko (China) 2 Amomum tsao-ko Crevost et Lemiare, fam. Zingiberaceae 0.33%
Hedychium coronarium flower headspace (China) Hedychium coronarium Koenig, fam. Zingiberaceae 0.8%
Cymbidium sinense flower headspace (China) Cymbidium sinense (Andr.) Willd., fam. Orchidaceae 5.67%
Dendrobium chrysatoxum flower (China) Dendrobium chrysatoxum Lindl., fam. Orchidaceae 7.58%
Ocimum gratissimum (China) 1 Ocimum gratissimum L., var. suave, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.27%
Rose (Bulgaria) 4b 8007-01-0 Rosa damascena Mill., fam. Rosaceae 0.3%